March 25, 2008
Solar Paint
We may be close to developing electrically conductive paint that could replace costly solar panels as a way to collect and distribute energy from the sun.
The idea is to coat every piece of steel cladding with a solar cell paint. As steel is passed through the rollers multiple coatings of the solar cell system are applied to it. Based on the preliminary research, the materials that are being applied are suited to capturing low level solar radiation, which means that they should work just as well in areas where the sun doesn’t directly shine on them.
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I was thinking the other day that it would make sense to have solar cells embedded in paving blocks for sidewalks, patios, etc., so long as the tech was there to make them durable enough to be walked on. But I never imagined solar paint; a fantastic idea if it can work!
Can I build my cabin with this?
We have been working on solar paint for several years and are within 90 days of conducting physcial outside public tests. The initial issues we had related to bonding and fusion of the required materials. It was a bit dangerous from the fumes for awhile until the coatings were sealed. Then we started having consistantly good findings. We believe we can get to around 40 colors initially, with an outdoor life expectancy of 25 years. This has been a very intersting time on this subject with worldclass relationships built all over the world required to understand all the elements first that made the elimination list.