You've Heard About Solar Panels Made From Blueberries? It's True Enough!

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Blueberries are some of the most healthy foods on the planet. The berry itself has a range of flavors - from mildly sweet to tart and tangy. It also has significant health benefits. And now, blueberries are showing promise in assisting with our energy problems!

When a person decides to install solar power into his home or into the appliances of his daily life, he may think that he is living the natural lifestyle. Not only is he protecting the environment and also reducing dependency on the power grid and the need for foreign oil, but he is also saving money. If you want to go to solar power for a naturalistic approach, you may be surprised that solar power cells using blueberries instead of silicon in their makeup are currently being tested.

Transparent Solar Cells - Now You See Them, Soon You Won't

 

 

 

 

It is an exciting time in solar energy for materials scientists. Dye sensitized solar cells are narrowing the efficiency gap, carbon solar cells have become a reality and transparent solar cells are becoming practical. Despite these developments there is still significant room for third generation solar cell technology to improve. In order to understand where solar research is heading, we need to explore where it started and how it works. This article will present recent breakthroughs in transparent solar cells in their historical context and explain the basics of this promising technology.