Thin- film solar sheets – Durable and aesthetic than bulky solar panels
Thursday, December 6th, 2007
Oil prices are on a real high and silicon in a short supply. Above all the supply of conventional solar cells made from polycrystalline silicon has tightened and prices have risen as solar energy has taken off. So what’s the next best alternative? Maybe the answer is a sleek new kind of solar technology that could some day set skyscrapers and high-rise apartment windows quietly buzzing with renewable energy production. This emerging technology uses thin films mounted on the glass windows of skyscrapers and other surfaces to harness the sun’s power.