Technological progress is getting even MORE cool

[Devaclis]

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/nanosolar/

A solar alternative that can compete, dollar for dollar, with fossil fuels. I like that.

[Shea]

A solar alternative that can compete, dollar for dollar, with fossil fuels. I like that.

:imwithstupid:This is berry berry noice.

[whitebrad]

considering most power is lost in transmission, this seems even more better, or rather much much more gooder...

this is killing 2 birds with one stone... cheap enough to be competitive, small enough to put in places close enough to the end user to make transmission of energy more cost effective and etc...

thanks for the post! great read!

[Speedwagon]

Thin-film solar was different. On the one hand, it was definitely harder to make efficient cells. However, it allowed researchers to dream of printing semiconducting chemicals onto a metal sheet and having it convert photons into electricity. Thin-film cells seemed like they’d be perfect for the applications researchers imagined like “solar shingles” for building-integrated solar installations.

This, I like. Solar shingles would be awesome!

[Squisha]

That technology was first-born right here on Colorado soil. :up:

I'm personally excited about the prospect of solar energy finally coming of age.

[Devaclis]

You can wrap a vehicle, business, or pet with this stuff!!

[puckstr]

It is about time