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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)
Organic thin film solar photovoltaic films that are printed on an adapted label maker machine. UpBeatnik aka Vic Aguilar.
Could this solar power breakthrough kill off nuclear power?
New breakthroughs in solar technology have been announced which could mean a complete game changer in the way electricity is generated.
The technology involves printing a new type of solar photovoltaic (PV) cell onto building materials, such as steel and glass, and allowing them to generate electricity.
The chief announcement is the result of joint ventures between Australian company Dyesol and, in Wales, Tata Steel, and in America Pilkington Glass.
Researchers are being cautious as to the timescale, but it is estimated that in about five years time industrial production on a large scale could begin.
Speaking at a recent conference on solar power, James Durrant of the Department of Chemistry and Energy Futures Lab at Imperial College London, said: “If just 10% of Tata's annual steel output were coated with DSSC, this would represent the output capacity equivalent to a 1GW nuclear power station per year".
Will Konarka's solar plastic finally hit the big time with its new ...
Konarka , maker of a unique solar plastic, is an old company. In nine years, it has raised more than $150 million from the likes of Chevron, New Enterprise Associates, and the government. But it’s had little to show for it on the market. That could change with a new round of funding (its seventh) that closed today, totaling $23.8 million, according to a filing with the SEC .
Will the company finally have what it needs to step out of the shadows?
Money isn’t Konarka’s only strength. Its technology is actually pretty special too. Its patented photovoltaic material, called Power Plastic, is more efficient than even the best thin-film systems devised by the likes of First Solar and Solyndra. It is lightweight, portable, and perhaps most importantly, flexible — making it suitable for a host of interesting applications ranging from rooftops to apparel.
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So-called plastic OPV cells can be lightweight, translucent and available in different colours, such as Konarka's Power Plastic.Energy Collective (blog) - Mar 30, 2010
Miasole, Nanosolar and Konarka. Other companies that did not respond to the SVTC include Silicon Valley-based SunPower; Suntech, the Chinese solar giantPlastics Today - Mar 31, 2010
Konarka Technologies Inc. is an innovator and developer of Konarka Power Plastic, a thin-film solar photovoltaic material that converts light to energy.EarthTechling (blog) - Mar 24, 2010
According to Jetson Green, this biomimicry-inspired innovation is constructed of recyclable polyethylene leaves, Konarka Power Plastic organic photovoltaics
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