Alt-BEAM Archive

Message #01023



To: beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Robert McIntosh robmc@acay.com.au
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 00:03:04 +1100
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Solar cell recommendations?


> On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, Alexander H Farley wrote:
> > The Panasonic Suncerams will only be the best for the next six
> > months to a year. In fact silicon based solar cells maybe gon altogether
> > very soon. Apparently solar cells have been developed using titanium
> > oxides combined with some type of dye (I forget the specific name) which
> > outperform silicon cells in efficiency and cost.

I think you must be referring to Titania solar panels http://www.sta.com.au

By the way does anyone remember an article in Popular Science around 1968 with
a formula for a paint for glass which turned opaque when electrified?

Rob



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