This clear solar panel could turn virtually any glass sheet or window into a pv cell.
Msu clear solar panels.
By 2020 the researchers in the u s.
The thin plastic like material can be used on buildings car windows cell phones or other devices with a clear surface.
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.
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.
These technologies will be used in the deployment of light harvesting functionality in the form of products and surfaces.
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.
Solar energy with clear benefits ubiquitous energy entered into an exclusive commercialization agreement with msu on breakthrough near infrared transparent luminescent solar concentrator technologies.
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.
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.