"Some day, homeowners eager to produce their own energy might not line their roofs with solar panels. Instead, they’ll spray-paint them with a mist full of electricity-generating solar cells."
LoganDark 10 minutes ago [-]
Transparent? Curious, would installing a reflective backing improve its efficiency?
thelastgallon 4 minutes ago [-]
Looks like they are also working on transparent. In development.
There are already multiple solar roof cars. This should make it easier to integrate solar into these designs.
This is the worlds cheapest SOLAR CAR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk6aTKV-des https://www.solarkycar.com/
Alin Chinese Electric Car with Solar Panel CE Approved Electric City Cars, US$1,500.00-2,000.00: https://alinmachinery.en.made-in-china.com/product/zZHTdphPH...
Chinese EV company tests flexible solar sunroof for 50 miles of additional range per day: https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/hongqi-per...
Here's a similar article from 2013, talking about a paper from 2005:
https://www.fastcompany.com/1681384/you-may-soon-just-spray-...
"Some day, homeowners eager to produce their own energy might not line their roofs with solar panels. Instead, they’ll spray-paint them with a mist full of electricity-generating solar cells."
https://solarwindow.com/liquidelectricity/