So now we can put the battery in *front* of the display?

[nekokami]

I missed the Nova show (I don't watch TV, for the most part). But how about the Walmart plan to outfit something like 1/3 of its stores with solar power? http://news.com.com/Wal-Mart+readies...3-6146851.html If this goes through, I understand it will outstrip the current production capacity for solar panels, which could cause a substantial investment in that industry.

[yvanleterrible]

Originally Posted by nekokami

I missed the Nova show (I don't watch TV, for the most part). But how about the Walmart plan to outfit something like 1/3 of its stores with solar power? http://news.com.com/Wal-Mart+readies...3-6146851.html If this goes through, I understand it will outstrip the current production capacity for solar panels, which could cause a substantial investment in that industry.

Oh! do try to look for it. Just the part on German manufacturing is worth it. You might find info on the PBS site.

While reflecting on the actual thread I got this idea.

If this transparent battery is not too 'heat and UV sensitive', it could be overlaid on PV cells directly!!!

[Steven Lyle Jordan]

Originally Posted by nekokami

I missed the Nova show (I don't watch TV, for the most part). But how about the Walmart plan to outfit something like 1/3 of its stores with solar power? http://news.com.com/Wal-Mart+readies...3-6146851.html If this goes through, I understand it will outstrip the current production capacity for solar panels, which could cause a substantial investment in that industry.

Presently Honda, which claims to have come up with a very efficient mass-produceable solar cell, is building a plant (I should say, rebuilding one of their existing auto plants) to build said panels. If they work, and once Honda decides it is ready to move on past Japanese clients, Wal-Mart will probably be their biggest customer.