Saturday, January 9, 2016

Efficiency goes up, prices come down...and coal goes away.


Efficiency goes up, prices come down...and coal goes away.

Originally shared by Joe Pistritto

22% efficient solar cells coming from Panasonic this year (current rooftop solar is 15-17%). These panels are amorphous silicon, which means they degrade output less when hot than crystaline panels mostly used now. #CES2016

6 comments:

  1. Thin film deposition and aqueous process cells are in the pipeline, too.

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  2. Neato! I wonder if these use the new cesium technology.

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  3. Eastern Ky will have to go back to bootlegging....or starve due to natural gas piped in from texas replacing coal to creating electricity needed to keep Ky' s power grid up and running

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Now I'm doubly intrigued!

Now I'm doubly intrigued!