Transparent Transistor Makes Solar Energy Twice as Efficient at Half the Cost

When we first purchased our solar panels 15 years ago, the standard rule of thumb was it would take 10 years before your solar investment would pay off in saved utility bills. Now, new technologies are changing all of that. HP and Xtreme Energetics, are teaming up to develop a solar energy system that works on transparent transistor technology. Made from zinc and tin, the transistors provide a transparent electronic mechanism that maximizes the concentration of light. Other new solar technologies, such as Nanosolar, may make solar energy cheaper than coal to produce.

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Posted by Jennifer Lance at June 10, 2008 11:08 AM