Net 0 Energy Homes always makes sure you know about the cutting edge of solar energy news. This is a remarkable breakthrough in solar reported out of Europe.
First Fully Transparent Solar Panel
Scientists have created the first fully transparent solar panel in hopes that it may lead to a wider rollout of solar energy usage in domestic settings.
Commonly used and seen solar panels are currently opaque, which means they can only be used on solar farms and on roofs. Scientists at Incheon University in South Korea have managed to put their theory into practice by creating a new, transparent version of a solar panel. This is historical because it is the first time a fully clear solar cell has even been attempted.
Researchers at Incheon University have replaced the opaque color causing layers with Titanium Dioxide and Nickel Oxide instead. Both materials have high optical transparency, so they have the capacity to let through plenty of visible light.
However, the efficiency rate of the transparent solar panel is only 2% at the moment. The challenge is how far can the efficiency be pushed to actually get a useful amount of electricity out?
The work completed by the university in South Korea adds to other research being done globally to see how solar energy can be integrated into buildings. And Asia is no stranger to solar development, with scientists at the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore previously producing double-sided panels which were found to be 35% more effective.
Europeans Support Solar
Speaking of Europe, where this report was from, solar panels have become increasingly popular as a source of renewable energy in Europe, with the highest support coming from Italy, France and Germany.
In Germany, there was a 25% increase in solar panel installations in 2020, compared to the previous year.
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