New Research lead to discovery of new high efficiency solar power panels
9 January 2009Using nanotechnology, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has developed new technique that could lead to the more efficient solar power panels that can be used for wider solar power operations. Researchers lead by Shawn –Yu Lin have developed a new anti-reflective nanoengineered coating that absorbs high amount of sunlight that falls on these panels from entire solar spectrum of sunlight from nearly all angles.
At present the efficiency of solar panels is quite low and at the same time, the commercially available solar panels are very costly. Further you need to position the conventional solar arrays along the direction of sun so that their panels are aligned in direction of solar rays. These positioning are required to be carried out throughout the day by manual or automated arrangement.
The present research carried out by Shawn-Yu Lin will enhance the efficiency of these nanoengineered coated power panel and further as these can absorb sunlight from virtually all angles, there will be no need to manually or automatically adjust the solar panels. Lin’s nanoengineered coated power panel will lead to development of new generation, cost effective and stationary power arrays.
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Hello,
I read with great interest your article on the new high efficiency solar.
I am very interested in the latest ‘high efficiency plastic solar panels’. Could you tell me where i might find them as i would like to purchase tobuild a panel to reduce my energy costs? From what i am reading the new panels are 100% efficient.
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Mr. William Mallette