Msu Clear Solar Panels

The thin plastic like material can be used on buildings car windows cell phones or other devices with a clear surface.

Msu clear solar panels.

New transparent solar glass developed by scientists at michigan state university the new solar see through hardware was developed by engineers at michigan state university and is seen as a. Lunt and colleagues at msu pioneered the development of a transparent luminescent solar concentrator that when placed on a window creates solar energy without disrupting the view. These technologies will be used in the deployment of light harvesting functionality in the form of products and surfaces. We analyzed their potential and show that by harvesting only invisible light these devices can provide a similar electricity generation potential as rooftop solar while providing additional functionality to enhance the efficiency of buildings automobiles and mobile.

Researchers at michigan state university msu originally created the first fully transparent solar concentrator in 2014. And europe have already achieved full transparency for the solar glass. See through solar materials that can be applied to windows represent a massive source of untapped energy and could harvest as much power as bigger bulkier rooftop solar units scientists report today in nature energy led by engineering researchers at michigan state university the authors argue. Richard lunt the johansen crosby endowed associate professor of chemical engineering and materials science at msu says highly transparent solar cells represent the wave of the future for new.

By 2020 the researchers in the u s.