Solar Panels from Clorophyll ONE TENTH Cost of Silicone

by reposted Thursday, Apr. 12, 2007 at 3:14 PM

Researchers at a New Zealand University have found a way to make solar panels from synthetic clorophyll which is one tenth the cost of silicone photo voltaic panels. It is in it's early stages of development and not on the market, but it is a huge discovery that is just what is needed to help reduce the world's pollution.

Last year a South African University discovered

a way to make solar panels from a substance

called CIGS which is one fifth the cost of the

older silicone panels, and a German company

is going to put these panels on the market this

summer. The CIGS panel brings the cost of

solar down to the equivalant of coal generating

plants.

But the synthetic clorophyll is a huge step towards

getting energy from the sun that we all will be able

to take advantage of.

More:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070405171830.htm

Original: Solar Panels from Clorophyll ONE TENTH Cost of Silicone