Hybrid Solar Panels Combine Photovoltaics with Thermoelectricity

[Ban Hammer 14,665]

FPL has recently constructed a solar farm...

w2MGTabPAbg

FPL Solar Projects

This is all being done in a known Hurricane area... 3 current projects

good link. at least someone around here is answering the questions asked by those wondering.

[ScottThuy 140]

Obama Approved

[one...two...tree 2,762]

maybe you missed the joke......

The punchline depended upon the ASSumption that it would be impossible to make a solar powered flashlight that would work in the dark. Thanks for playing.

[FortLaudy 10]

You guys seem quite clued-up on the subject and I'm definetely looking forward to getting some advice when we're all moved into our sustainabled living home, I'm sooo excited !!

[ScottThuy 140]

good link. at least someone around here is answering the questions asked by those wondering.

I did a great deal of research on installing solar and wind alternatives here and the local government will not allow wind of any kind. The solar IMO has too long of a BEP for the amount invested based on current technology/pricing. As efficiency increases and costs are reduced it will become a viable option, but with the growing costs of rare earth and China's vow to keep the rare earth resources they have for their own use, greatly limiting the supply.. green technology may become more expensive in the short term until more $ is invested in rare earth exploration.

[Ban Hammer 14,665]

The punchline depended upon the ASSumption that it would be impossible to make a solar powered flashlight that would work in the dark. Thanks for playing.

maybe you missed the part about it only working during the day.

[natty bumppo 297]

Nick was talking about his invention of a solar powered flashlight that wouldn't work in the dark. If there is some relevance in your post to it, please let me know.

hint: it's something he can use while perfecting his technology

guess you really did miss the joke ....

[natty bumppo 297]

You guys seem quite clued-up on the subject and I'm definetely looking forward to getting some advice when we're all moved into our sustainabled living home, I'm sooo excited !!

are you building an earth sheltered home?

[Niels Bohr 72]

This hybrid solar panels will survive very harsh environmental conditions. I wouldn't worry about it too much.

[FortLaudy 10]

are you building an earth sheltered home?

Wow, a quick google search and now I know what that is, had no idea! I don't think we'll build from scratch right now, no.. but the house we will have we want to make as affordable as possible and as I'm all for sustainable living any ideas on how to live cut the bills the house will generate will be welcomed

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

This hybrid solar panels will survive very harsh environmental conditions. I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Let us know when you get yours installed.

[Niels Bohr 72]

Sure.

There are others. Organic Thin Film Solar cells last 100x longer than silicone based cells.

Let us know when you get yours installed.

[NickD 203]

Nick was talking about his invention of a solar powered flashlight that wouldn't work in the dark. If there is some relevance in your post to it, please let me know.

That part was all in fun, but storage of solar energy is still a major and a very expensive problem to solve with even talk about using it to heat water cut deep into the side of a mountain.

Did get one of those hand crank LED flashlights, handy when you need it. The Weather Channel brand of all kinds, has a little permanent magnet motor in, greatly stepped up with a series of gears, don't crank it too hard, that charges a 70mah NiCad, MH battery, with some solid state acting as a voltage regulator.

Comes in handy when all of your other flashlights have dead batteries in them, and all of mine do have dead batteries. Never think about that until you need them.

In the 19th century when just about all the whales were killed for their oil, natural gas was used for lighting, anybody think about building a natural gas operated computer? With new EPA regulations, practically all new power plants are using natural gas, really a waste in terms of efficiency.

[natty bumppo 297]

Wow, a quick google search and now I know what that is, had no idea! I don't think we'll build from scratch right now, no.. but the house we will have we want to make as affordable as possible and as I'm all for sustainable living any ideas on how to live cut the bills the house will generate will be welcomed

kinda cool aren't they?

[FortLaudy 10]

kinda cool aren't they?

yes, Very cool, just a little ugly, dang I'm not supposed to use the word ugly on VJ again