Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Greener Photovoltaics

BioSolar, Inc. is developing a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that will reduce the cost per watt of solar cells. Most of the solar industry is focused on photovoltaic efficiency to reduce cost. BioSolar is the first company to introduce a new dimension of cost reduction by replacing petroleum-based plastic solar cell components with durable bio-based components.
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Very cool stuff - I saw some other posts this week about China having to crack down on "solar pollution" due to the lax disposal policies of the silicon tetrachloride used in manufacturing...Biosolar sounds like a great step towards not only green operation with solar panels, but greener production.

Also, I thought you might be interested in checking out a green product review/research site I just launched. We're just getting off the ground, so any participation and feedback would be amazing. It's also a great way to promote the blog. I'll hope to see you on the site - take care.