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The company 'Konarka' manufactures 'PowerPlastic', a solar energy conversion product. What is its efficiency?

I'm doing research for a project and want to know the energy conversion efficiency of PowerPlastic by Konarca. I have searched the web myself for the answer but cannot find anywhere the electrical power the product produces per square meter on a...


rite..meas area of ur panel in m^2..=A..allow max solar insolation=1000w/m^2**..find out how long it takes to completely charge say 2 NiMh cells @ 2.4V and 1000mAH=8640/2=4320J.
Input energy to panel=A*1000*t..where t=charging time(sec)

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Organic thin film solar photovoltaic films that are printed on an adapted label maker machine. UpBeatnik aka Vic Aguilar.


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  • Konarka Announces Joint Development of Organic Photovoltaic Panels ...

    Konarka Technologies, Inc. developer of Konarka Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, announced the company has signed a comprehensive R&D collaboration and strategic investment agreement with Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. (Konica Minolta). The companies reached agreement to start full-scale collaboration in April in the joint development and distribution of organic thin-film photovoltaics. Under the agreement, Konica Minolta has invested $20 million in Konarka.

    "Konica Minolta positions the organic thin-film photovoltaic business as one of the most promising in the environment and energy field, next to the organic light emitting diode (OLED) business, where our photographic film manufacturing technology is leading mass production," commented Masatoshi Matsuzaki, CEO at Konica Minolta. "We are pleased to be collaborating with Konarka, the first and world leader to commercialize organic thin-film photovoltaics because of its state-of-the-art polymer technology and its mass production facility in New Bedford, Massachusetts."

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