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Interesting company...with an amazing product.
www.konarka.com/
Conventional PV comes at a cost of about $2.40/watt, while this Power Plastic comes at $1/watt. They expect to get costs down to $0.10/watt in the future.
www.youtube.com/watch
www.konarka.com/
Conventional PV comes at a cost of about $2.40/watt, while this Power Plastic comes at $1/watt. They expect to get costs down to $0.10/watt in the future.
www.youtube.com/watch
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Re: Konarka thin-film solar
Fri, April 17, 2009 - 12:56 PMNice products!!!
Cover a bus/car/plane with this. Every "bit" helps
Thanks Evan
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Re: Konarka thin-film solar
Fri, April 17, 2009 - 6:59 PMJust got a reply from Konarka® as to where/when to buy.
There is a line of sholder bags made partially from Hemp.
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"Thank you very much for contacting Konarka® Technologies, Inc. We
appreciate your interest very much.
Konarka® Technologies is proud to announce the release of its first
product, The Sawyer Collection shoulder bag available for purchase at
www.noonsolar.com.
This bag is made from all organic materials, and is designed to
enable you to charge your cell phone, Ipod, and other small devices
anywhere! Please visit Noon Solar for details.
In 2009, Konarka will be making solar material available for purchase
via our website. Please check our website periodically for details
and pricing.
Warmest regards,
The Team at Konarka®"
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Re: Konarka thin-film solar
Fri, April 17, 2009 - 7:12 PMWhat's the power density? i.e. how many square feet of it do I need to have 1 kw? -
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Re: Konarka thin-film solar
Fri, April 17, 2009 - 7:31 PMA lot. By my rought estimate it is 1/4 as energy dense as polysilicon. -
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Re: Konarka thin-film solar
Fri, April 17, 2009 - 8:10 PMYes, they are less energy dense...but have some nice advantages over conventional pv.
- They work in any light, not just the sun.
- They'll even work at an extreme angle to the light source, unlike conventional pv.
- They cost less than half the price of conventional pv.
- They are translucent/transparent, so they can be mounted on windows.
- They weigh much less.
- They are flexible, so can be mounted on irregular surfaces. -
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Re: Konarka thin-film solar
Sun, April 19, 2009 - 2:58 PMLet's not "good/bad" these things.
They do work for their targeted job.
More ideas, more product, more self-generating for our own power needs.
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Re: Konarka thin-film solar
Mon, April 20, 2009 - 2:28 AMKnowing the advantages and disadvantages is useful in figuring out the best application for a technology, and the best technology for an application. Therefore, I disagree. -
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Re: Konarka thin-film solar
Mon, April 20, 2009 - 3:15 AMI agree with Glenn. There is no single renewable energy 'silver bullet'. We'll get better results with an all-of-the-above approach.
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Re: Konarka thin-film solar
Wed, April 22, 2009 - 9:48 AMDisagree with what?
Can't people put up anything they find interesting, without a bunch of techno-crats having to pass judgment?
Those "sheets" have many good uses. Are they the end all of panels? Of course not. But let the sharing continue without slamming it, it's not helpful. We can read a tech sheet about the spec's. Open up a little. -
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Re: Konarka thin-film solar
Thu, April 23, 2009 - 2:28 AMOkay, let's try it this way:
Everything has good and bad. The Konarka thin-film solar sheets are no exception. You need to know the good and the bad before you can get to the part where you find the good uses. I therefore disagree that we shouldn't discuss the good and bad of these, the same as I would for any device, or any process, even if is not on or related to this forum or its topic. It is a critical part of finding the right fit for the problems you are trying to solve.
I think what we have here is a failure to communicate. I don't think, at this point, that we disagree in principle, only that our words differ.
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