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Topic: Develop cheap and efficient solar panles to be used in industry

Can anyone help me with this project?

2 Reply by ronsii

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Re: Develop cheap and efficient solar panles to be used in industry

Do you mean use a 3d printer to actually print the cells or hardware? or do you mean something entirely different?

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Re: Develop cheap and efficient solar panles to be used in industry

For industry, a starting resource might be the company Solyndra. Last I heard of them they were into solar.

Also try checking out SolarPocketFactory.com they have some ideas for building solar for use in hobbies.

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Re: Develop cheap and efficient solar panles to be used in industry

Sorry Solyndra went bankrupt.  The Feds are on the hook for about $480 million dollars for their operation.

Bob

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Re: Develop cheap and efficient solar panles to be used in industry

Since solar cells usually need storage batteries to make them more power friendly you should also check out A123 systems they make some neat batts.

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Re: Develop cheap and efficient solar panles to be used in industry

Notice how I said "were into solar". I was trying to make joke, and failed. lol. Just like our congressmen, senators, and president in regards to passing a budget.

Poster was/is a little vague on the details of what they are looking to actually do.
Are we going to be seeing the firstever zero carbon emitting footprint solar powered reprap variant?

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7 Reply by adrian (edited by adrian 2013-10-02 13:01:02)

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Re: Develop cheap and efficient solar panles to be used in industry

All you need is a Frostruder .. and some of Dyesol's 'secret sauce' Dyes (supplied by Umicore) and Merck KGaA's electrolytes ... and then you can print 14.1% efficient 'grid competitive' solar cells right there at home.....  (setting aside the packaging issues, titanium dioxide, polymer conductors, the copious MEK that is used like its water in the production process, etc etc...)

Photovoltaics are so yesteryear wink