In Japan, researchers from Tohoku University have developed transparent solar panels that can be installed on windows or used instead of glass.
This was achieved thanks to the interaction between ultra-thin materials with the help of a conductive material, namely an alloy of indium oxide and tin (ITO), reports BGR
The material explained that this alloy is colorless and transparent, so it can be used for transparent solar panels.
The technology uses complex interactions between material and design. The system works by coating ITO with carefully selected thin metals, an insulating layer between ITO and tungsten disulfide vapors.
The researchers noted that their transparent panels provide more efficient energy conversion than current ITO-based solar cells.
They emphasized that this technology can be used on a large scale to create more efficient and transparent solar panels.
The article emphasized that transparent SESs will help fight climate change more effectively, in particular, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
As EcoPolitic reported before, in China, Longi Green Energy Technology Co will send solar panels into space to study the possibility of transmitting solar energy to Earth.
