"Solar Power Will Soon Be 90% Cheaper Thanks To 3D Printed Panels" (it won't) - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Helio_Centra
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 11, 2022, 05:49:11 am
content: Some starry-eyed noob shared this article in a 3D printing group.https://medium.com/predict/solar-power-will-soon-be-90-cheaper-thanks-to-3d-printed-panels-720d21b63748Using organic carbon diodes instead of silicon is an interesting idea, but it will never produce anywhere near the same power. And Before these things ever came to market they would switch to silk screen printing on the carbon instead of 3D printing it. So the writer is also naive.Quote90% cheaper in the title, 7 times more expensive if you read the article.

author: MrMobodies
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 11, 2022, 04:45:20 pm
content: QuoteQuoteI wonder about efficiency where there is nothing here to reflect the light back and I mean with the backsheets.QuoteQuoteBeing in it's infancy how can they just a make a claim thatit will be 90% cheaperand overtake everything else.Not impressed with the claims.

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 11, 2022, 06:27:59 pm
content: I guess there could be applications for dirt cheap short lived solar panels in disposable items, however I think they'll probably mostly be a nuisance, used in stuff like cheap solar garden lights that are not sold as disposable but effectively are.

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 11, 2022, 06:34:03 pm
content: Yeahhhh. Isn't there some AI and graphene in there too?

author: Helio_Centra
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 11, 2022, 07:13:30 pm
content: Quote from: SiliconWizard on October 11, 2022, 06:34:03 pmYou could use AI to control your 3D printer, and graphine is just carbon in a special structure. So this is doable!

author: Someone
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 11, 2022, 09:34:27 pm
content: Quoteha ha, because that 3D printing part is somehow improving upon the already well known and researched organic solar panels?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dye-sensitized_solar_cellNo.Quote from: SiliconWizard on October 11, 2022, 06:34:03 pmGraphene is "old" news in this field, but perhaps AI could drive another round ofmoney wastinggrants.

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 13, 2022, 09:27:03 pm
content: The "3D printed" part was just shoehorned in, probably by the person that wrote this article, to get more views. I wouldn't consider it 3D printed at all, if you read the other articles they just call it printed.And we do have some decent results with printed flexible panels (12%):https://scitechdaily.com/printing-solar-cells-on-thin-films-for-cheaper-and-more-efficient-solar-energy/

author: JPortici
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 14, 2022, 04:48:45 am
content: Quote from: thm_w on October 13, 2022, 09:27:03 pmIf it's printed and it's not on paper then it's 3D printed duuuuuuuuh???What do you expect from medium?I have this very useful extension installed on my browser that lets me block results from the search engine. First site i blocked was of course quora, then medium. Search results are becoming more and more relevant and with good content, but the size of the first page has shrinked a lot

author: RJSV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 07, 2022, 02:25:36 am
content: "Recyclable PET type plastic"...?How come not made from;"Actual recycled PET plastic"?...AND...the INK can certainly be;"discarded, safely".Thanks, that's good to know.