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Transparent solar cells

What you're looking at is a solar cell in front of that flower. Plastic solar cell company Konarka has developed a transparent cell which it is producing in limited numbers. The company intends to license the transparent cells for different applications, including integrating them into windows. Window maker Arch is already developing a window with this cell placed between two sheets of glass.

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Relevant questions, but need more qualification
>>How does the cost per unit of energy output compare?
What do you mean by cost? If you mean TCO including all real production costs, initially (as in the first few years of production) it's probab... (Read the rest)
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The relevant questions  Greenknight_z | 05/12/09
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