Solar panel collectors made from wood pulp
Military installations?
Potential military installations?
Oh, trees.
Green tech boffins at Osaka University have developed new highly efficient solar panel “paper” technology made from wood pulp, and says it is lighter, more flexible and eco-friendly than traditional clunky solar energy collectors. The solar paper can be less than one millimetre thick thanks to its basic components: transparent …
If the key ingredients are cellulose and silver, I suspect the cellulose will be burnt away (hey maybe even at a power plant) and silver harvested for re-use. The cellulose may even just wash away if soaked. 3% efficiency may be low, but if the cost (financial and environmental) of production, shipping, disposal, etc., is low enough, that 3% might actually be rather efficient relatively speaking.
Actually, I'd like to see The Register lay off with the "climate change is a lie" coverage, so, my boycott of comment of environment-related Reg stories continues. I invite other readers to join me. The Register lies. And I'll keep my thoughts about where this technology can lead, to myself.
I can see this being used to power/charge e-ink or a small speaker on a book/card/etc to add to the content of said item. e.g. to add a zoomable map to the beginning of a fantasy book, or to provide animated pictures in harry potter, or to play mood music whenever you open the book.