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Australian researchers say their solar cells, printed on thin flexible plastic rolls, will be less than half the cost of conventional rigid solar cells. (www.nature.com)

submitted 8 months ago by Lugh to c/futurology

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[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

There are bifacial solar panels, i.e they have panels on both sides. You place them vertically, and because of bouncing light and the fact that the placement prevents overheating, they actually do better than single faced cells. You can get 6kw worth of panels for 3k, which beats the 12.5k average by a lot.

The killer here is that you can use them as a "solar fence" that doesnt require roof mounting. In that context, installation is much easier. Just some post holes and a light trench for the cabling run back to the electrical panel.

Add in something like the ecoflow battery/smart panel and you can have a solid total solar system with backup for around 10k, probally 15k installed.

[–] Pirky@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

I remember reading about them. Those could be a game changer if we can scale them up. I'd use them as a fence if it's feasible.