http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?s\
=technology&c=&l=on&pic=080710-solar-cell-02.jpg&cap=An+artist%27s+repre\
sentation+shows+how+a+cost+effective+solar+concentrator+could+help+make+\
existing+solar+panels+more+efficient.+The+dye-based+luminescent+solar+co\
ncentrator+functions+without+the+use+of+tracking+or+cooling+systems%2C+g\
reatly+reducing+the+overall+cost+compared+to+other+concentrator+technolo\
gy.+Dye+molecules+coated+on+glass+absorb+sunlight%2C+and+re-emit+it+at+a\
+different+wavelengths.+The+light+is+trapped+and+transported+within+the+\
glass+until+it+is+captured+by+solar+cells+at+the+edge.+Some+light+passes\
+through+the+concentrator%2C+and+is+absorbed+by+lower+voltage+solar+cell\
s+underneath.+Graphic+not+to+scale.+Credit%3A+Nicolle+Rager+Fuller%2C+NS\
F&title
<http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?\
s=technology&c=&l=on&pic=080710-solar-cell-02.jpg&cap=An+artist%27s+repr\
esentation+shows+how+a+cost+effective+solar+concentrator+could+help+make\
+existing+solar+panels+more+efficient.+The+dye-based+luminescent+solar+c\
oncentrator+functions+without+the+use+of+tracking+or+cooling+systems%2C+\
greatly+reducing+the+overall+cost+compared+to+other+concentrator+technol\
ogy.+Dye+molecules+coated+on+glass+absorb+sunlight%2C+and+re-emit+it+at+\
a+different+wavelengths.+The+light+is+trapped+and+transported+within+the\
+glass+until+it+is+captured+by+solar+cells+at+the+edge.+Some+light+passe\
s+through+the+concentrator%2C+and+is+absorbed+by+lower+voltage+solar+cel\
ls+underneath.+Graphic+not+to+scale.+Credit%3A+Nicolle+Rager+Fuller%2C+N\
SF&title> =
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
 |
Sign In New User? Sign Up |
Yahoo!7 - Groups Home - Help |
Offline 
Send Email