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Rensselaer polytechnic institute. (2008, November 3). Solar powered game changer, Retrieved April 1,2009, from http://news.rpi.edu/update.do
Rensselaer Polytech Institute
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have made a breath taking discover in new solar technology involving a new concept of antireflective coating. It allows solar panels to capture more sunlight than ever before by obtaining solar energy from every possible angle, regardless of the suns position in the sky. Most solar panel surfaces are automized to move throughout the day, in relation with the suns position, and allow light to pass through and to be absorbed by the solar panels.
Physics professor Shawn-Yu Lin explains, that to achieve the highest results to convert solar energy into electricity, this new antireflective coating makes it possible to have a panel that can absorb the solar energy regardless of the position of the sun.
These new solar arrays will allow the suns rays to be absorbed throughout the day regardless of the suns actual position. This means that a stationary solar panel treated with the coating would absorb 96.21 percent of sunlight no matter the position of the sun in the sky. So along with significantly better absorption of sunlight, their discovery could also enable a new generation of stationary, more cost-efficient solar arrays.
I think this is an amazing idea to introduce more efficient and affordable solar technology to the consumer market.
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