• Solar Paint Will Power Buildings

    Solar Paint Will Power Buildings

    Ewigen Zyniker, Oct 05, 2008 1053 hrs IST

    Will likely cut your bills too

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Researchers in the UK have developed a "solar battery paint" that, once painted on to steel sheets, will generate ridiculous amounts of energy for anything that needs it. The project is being funded by the Corus Group, which hopes to use the technology to offset the damage that the steel industry is doing to the environment.

The paint is a liquid paste that goes on the steel sheets while they're being passed through rollers during manufacturing. It's designed to mimic plants' photosynthesis, and could potentially produce terawatts of electricity over time. No word on whether the paint needs to be on steel specifically, but if that's possible, we'd be wanting to slap this paint on nearly every thing we use. Source: Renewable Energy World

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Maria
,Talkeetna, on Dec 26, 2009 05:49 AM
When and where can I get it?
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Jaswant Singh B
,MOHALI (INDIA), on Oct 29, 2008 10:51 AM
It is a exelent product.It provide solar energy POLLUTION FREE.
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mayur shah
,mumbai, india, on Oct 21, 2008 05:15 PM
is the paint avlable in mumbai pl reply
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scott
,canada, on Oct 10, 2008 11:27 PM
I only hope this idea comes to the market really soon. I have many sub-minded means for this tech...off the grid...
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bynge
,Chennai, on Oct 09, 2008 05:10 PM
I don't think this will have major effects on energy crisis, as we can expect the paint to be costlier than anything else in the world.That too there isn't any word about what the chemical composition of the paint is. Ok , It might give you energy but the installation cost will surely be huge.
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powerless
,chennai, on Oct 08, 2008 02:11 PM
somepne please forward it to Aladi aruna, energy minister in tamilnadu
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Anirudh Narain
,New Delhi, on Oct 08, 2008 12:54 PM
That would help the environment and limit the energy crisis. This technology would be most helpful for the developing countries.
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Dj nEoNyx
,Kolkata, on Oct 06, 2008 11:45 AM
now could mean a serious breaktrhough in the energy crisis.
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ASHUTOSH SARKAR
,TUFANGANJ, on Oct 06, 2008 09:53 AM
VERY GOOD
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