Comments on: Plastics That Convert Light To Electricity

By: Francisco A Roque

Francisco A Roque — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:50:42 +0000

Keep working on these projects and let’s try something ourselves, I can’t wait for someone to resuscitate Tesla’s electric car, so we would not waste a drop of oil again.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:54:15 +0000

Agreed! I think the hidden beauty in photovoltaics is that there are no moving parts and it makes no sound. Apart from the efficiency levels needing a bit of improvement I think it is close to ideal. All we need now are enough wind and wave/tidal power to give us our nighttime electricity, solar hydrogen for our spark engines and algae-biodiesel for our trucks and tractors.

Thats my dream… the frustrating thing is that all the technology and knowhow is sitting there waiting for the go-ahead. It could all happen so fast if someone of wealth or influence would just bite-the-bullet.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:57:10 +0000

This is rather promising. Up to now I have been kind of disappointed at the performance of solar energy but it is getting better. Personally I have found bio-diesel derived from algae to SOUND much more promising, although it hasn’t really been applied yet.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:35:50 +0000

I love how solar is advancing in the nano scale. The more we can capture solar energy and efficiently convert it directly to electricity, the better off we become.

By: Doug Wilson

Doug Wilson — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:04:13 +0000

You are the people who make things better. Would you put a sign on the door that says “No Military Solicitors” so that people can use it when you get it working.