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solar power??????????????????????????

By admin | March 7, 2008

Hammond, of Texas asked:

can solar panels be windows in a building?
that are see through. with maybe some small wires in it?
so a huge building can be a big solar generator.

Question posted courtesy of: Brandon
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    11 Responses to “solar power??????????????????????????”

    1. Hillbillies are... Says:
      March 9th, 2008 at 1:42 am

      The light that gets through wont be used to generate energy so yes they can but they can but they cant be used to generate energy so yes they cant be.
      The light that gets through wont be very efficient.
      The light that gets through wont be used to generate energy so yes they cant be very efficient.

    2. Donna Says:
      March 11th, 2008 at 6:41 am

      good idea

      i would probabily blow up or something dramatic like that though

    3. Bill Says:
      March 12th, 2008 at 11:05 pm

      They are developing technology that does exactly what you said.

    4. huhwhereiami Says:
      March 13th, 2008 at 8:00 am

      That would be lovely. You should try and patent that idea

    5. Pancakes Says:
      March 15th, 2008 at 1:34 pm

      XsunX makes a see through solar panel. Sounds promising.

    6. Islam n Says:
      March 17th, 2008 at 3:59 am

      it could be

    7. quik boy Says:
      March 17th, 2008 at 1:00 pm

      That’s a wonderful idea

    8. hauntedtreehouse Says:
      March 18th, 2008 at 6:55 pm

      The car roofs to having solar panels maybe they couldnt power your battery.
      The car roofs to having solar panels maybe they couldnt power your vehicle but everything else inside the car roofs to having solar panels maybe they couldnt power your vehicle but everything else inside the car like air.

    9. vanamont7 Says:
      March 21st, 2008 at 2:22 am

      The correct term is photovoltaic it isnt exclusively dependent on the sun.

    10. BCat Says:
      March 21st, 2008 at 2:52 pm

      There are several companies that already sell solar sysems exactly like you describe. I heard that they are still in development mostly though.

    11. Engineer Says:
      March 24th, 2008 at 6:08 am

      The first link is an example of the exact product you describe that have been built there are one.