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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posted by Deron Bauman in environment, science, technology 

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2 Responses to “Solar Paint”

  1. catherine on March 26th, 2008 at 9:55 am

    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!

  2. Cooper Renner on March 26th, 2008 at 11:12 am

    Can I build my cabin with this?

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