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If the 1000 times the power claim proves to be true then this will be a true game changer.

If the 1000 times the power claim proves to be true then this will be a true game changer.
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The last time I read about these, the big issue was cell degradation. A normal panel has a life span of around 20 years. These have a life span of 5 years, or less. if they can overcome that, awesome.

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That would definitely be a deal breaker. I'm sure they won't be cheap.

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New tech always is. It's why I hope SMRs can get a foothold. They're gonna get a bad rap early on because of cost (and potential design flaws, those remain to be seen), but if we can start dropping them in a few places globaly, the costs will go down significantly since they can be mass produced.

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Seems to be 1000x times by weight.

“Pound for pound the new solar cells produce up to 1,000 times more power than conventional photovoltaics. At about one nanometer (billionth of a meter) in thickness, it’s 20 to 50 times thinner than the thinnest solar cell that can be made today,” Grossman adds. “You couldn’t make a solar cell any thinner.”

https://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/28/ultra-thin-solar-cells-1000-times-more-powerful-than-conventional-pv-per-pound/

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"Solar energy is one of the most promising solutions for effective power generation"

Lol. Nope.

Solar, as in photo-voltaic or equivalent power generation is a niche power production technology that has some limited use cases in low power intermittent and remote environments. Such as farm bore/water pumps for stock water, pottering remote monitoring equipment, etc.

In a large grid system, any more than a small percentage of intermittent supply causes more problems than it solves.

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Agreed, that is what make this technology so exciting. It is not photo voltaic tech. If it provides nearly the 1000X power output it will be a game changer. Even if it is a quarter of that really.

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If this is real, the inventors will be dead yesterday. The technology will disappear for no reason at all and be "rediscovered" in about 200 years.

On another note, how strong is it? I would love that for a greenhouse.

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Greenhouse, all my windows, picture frame glass. I'm not holding my breath but imagine the impact this would have. It would make all public utilities obsolete. Immediately.

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Who needs a grid when you are your own grid?

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tungsten disulfide

Dead on arrival.