Nanosolar Power - Home-made cells?

[Kieu Anh Doan]

I've seen from the web several models for producing nanosolar cells.
As far as I understood, these kind of solar cells are made into thin-
film rolles. The question is: Can I do it myself at home, with very
simple tools and machines?
Anyones could be please helping me on this?

 

[Rich Grise]

On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:09:07 -0700, Kieu Anh Doan wrote:

I've seen from the web several models for producing nanosolar cells. As
far as I understood, these kind of solar cells are made into thin- film
rolles. The question is: Can I do it myself at home, with very simple
tools and machines?
Anyones could be please helping me on this?

JFGI:
http://www.google.com/search?q=make+a+solar+cell+at+home

Good Luck!
Rich

 

[default]

On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:09:07 -0700 (PDT), Kieu Anh Doan
<asandcrab@gmail.com> wrote:

I've seen from the web several models for producing nanosolar cells.
As far as I understood, these kind of solar cells are made into thin-
film rolles. The question is: Can I do it myself at home, with very
simple tools and machines?
Anyones could be please helping me on this?

Hmm? This old 2005 technology?
http://www.celsias.com/article/nanosolars-breakthrough-technology-solar-now-cheap/

"The Nanosolar plant in San Jose, once in full production in 2008,
will be capable of producing 430 megawatts per year. This is more than
the combined total of every other solar manufacturer in the U.S."

They claim to be selling panels at 90 cents a watt - doubtless there's
a few manufacturing patents and some royalties to pay before you could
compete.
--

 

[John Larkin]

On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:09:07 -0700 (PDT), Kieu Anh Doan
<asandcrab@gmail.com> wrote:

I've seen from the web several models for producing nanosolar cells.
As far as I understood, these kind of solar cells are made into thin-
film rolles. The question is: Can I do it myself at home, with very
simple tools and machines?

No.

John

 

[Michael]

On Sep 18, 1:09 am, Kieu Anh Doan <asandc...@gmail.com> wrote:

I've seen from the web several models for producing nanosolar cells.
As far as I understood, these kind of solar cells are made into thin-
film rolles. The question is: Can I do it myself at home, with very
simple tools and machines?
Anyones could be please helping me on this?

Sure... just buy the stock of a solar company! Then you can make them
from the comfort of your own home.

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=FSLR&.yficrumb=9d9xq4TzvW6

Or, if you insist:

http://scitoys.com/scitoys/scitoys/echem/echem2.html

"The cell produces 50 microamps at 0.25 volts.
This is 0.0000125 watts (12.5 microwatts).
Don't expect to light light bulbs or charge batteries with this
device. It can be used as a light detector or light meter, but it
would take acres of them to power your house.

The 0.0000125 watts (12.5 microwatts) is for a 0.01 square meter cell,
or 1.25 milliwatts per square meter. To light a 100 watt light bulb,
it would take 80,000 square meters of cuprous oxide for the sunlit
side, and 80,000 square meters of copper for the dark electrode.

There are 17,222,256.7 square feet in 1,600,000 square meters. If
copper sheeting costs $5 per square foot, the copper alone would cost
$86,110,283.50 USD. Making it one tenth the thickness can bring this
down to $8,611,028.35. Since you are buying in bulk, you might get it
for half that, or about $4,300,000.00. "

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=66369
75 watts for $500

Just buy it already.

Michael

 

http://scitoys.com/scitoys/scitoys/echem/echem2.html

"The cell produces 50 microamps at 0.25 volts.
This is 0.0000125 watts (12.5 microwatts).
Don't expect to light light bulbs or charge batteries with this
device. It can be used as a light detector or light meter, but it
would take acres of them to power your house.

fascinating!! Thanks for posting this.