Solar technology is the most efficient and popular alternative energy source in use today. Among the components are photovoltaic panels, which are becoming increasingly efficient. Following this line, we present you this solar panel that is invisible and generates electricity with very little lighting.
The solar panel that will change everything about photovoltaic energy
The CES Las Vegas event has gradually positioned itself as the premier event currently presented annually. Because the latest developments and innovations in the field of sustainable and renewable electrical energy can be found there, the most important companies in the sector meet there.
This year the Japanese company inQs stood out with the presentation of the SQPV solar panel with which it won the award for best innovation. This solar glass is not only transparent, but also has the ability to take advantage of light in environments with very little lighting.
A solar panel that has several properties
It is a transparent solar panel ideal for use in architecture for the construction of windows, facades, skylights and other applications. Which also uses the energy of the invisible spectrum of light to generate electricity. With this property can work in places with very little lighting.
It should be clarified that the invisible spectrum of light is that which is not visible to the eye. These wavelengths include x-rays, gamma rays, microwaves, ultraviolet and infrared. This solar glass can work with these constituent bands of the brightness spectrum.
This means that it is effective on days with little sunlight, cloudy, in the early morning hours and in the evening, apart from normal lighting conditions. Its efficiency is so high that it can even work in homes and offices, generating electricity from the light of an incandescent bulb.
The transparency is due to the fact that the conventional opaque silicon solar cells, which give the traditional solar module its blue or black color, have been replaced by transparent silicon quartz cells. Moreover, its high efficiency is based on the superposition of certain nanomaterials.
These are located between two sheets of conductive glass. In this way a regulated and constant voltage level is generated. Furthermore, it is two-sided, by which we mean that it is able to capture light from both sides of the glass, so it creates electrical energy using light from each direction.
So it produces more energy per unit. Even if the angle of incidence is not perpendicular to either side, it generates a high level of electricity. These properties make the invisible solar panel a good option when you want it reduce energy consumption from any environment.
It is recyclable and is now commercially available
One of the curiosities of this solar panel, according to the manufacturer, is that all components are made of common materials. It therefore contains no metals or rare earth metals making it easy to recycleit can even be disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner.
On the other hand, the company confirms that the Tokyo factory has already started commercial production, so it is no longer a prototype or anything like that. They have even started the first deliveries to their customers and have been very well received.
In short, this invisible solar panel delivers very high performance and is so efficient that it can generate electricity from the light of the lamps. It is sustainable and reduces CO2 emissions. Therefore, it has multiple applications in residential, commercial and industrial buildings.