{"id":754,"date":"2011-12-23T13:20:52","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T02:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=754"},"modified":"2021-02-11T11:02:10","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T00:32:10","slug":"trust-solar-paints-sure-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/trust-solar-paints-sure-can\/","title":{"rendered":"Trust Solar Paints? Sure Can"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/trust-solar-paints-sure-can\/solarpaint\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-763\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-763\" title=\"solarpaint\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/solarpaint.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/solarpaint.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/solarpaint-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By Rich Bowden<\/p>\n<p>Honouring our commitment to keep readers informed of the pointy end of current solar research, this week\u2019s column brings you the latest breakthrough on&#8230;..solar paint.<\/p>\n<p>Yes that\u2019s right. Solar paint.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The incredible advance has been made possible by researchers at the U.S. University of Notre Dame who announced the feat in a December 21 press release which described a future when a lick of paint on your house will be able to generate electricity from the sun. However it may be a while before you can nip down to your local hardware store and pick up a few tins of solar paint to give the house a face lift. The Notre Dame release describes the work done on the project as a \u201cmajor advance\u201d which in academic terms could mean anything from a first draft to a blueprint.<\/p>\n<p>Still. in a sign that the skilled use of the pun is alive and well in the halls of American academia, the research team has labelled the paint \u201cSun-Believable\u201d (get it?) which indicates to your columnist that the marketing for the breakthrough product is being run by the team\u2019s grandads. If so I can\u2019t wait for the ads&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>But back to the solar paint. How does it actually work?<\/p>\n<p>Describing the process as \u201ctransformative\u201d lead researcher Prof. Prashant V. Kamat said the team started the project with an aim to \u201cmove beyond current silicon-based solar technology\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy incorporating power-producing nanoparticles, called quantum dots, into a spreadable compound, we\u2019ve made a one-coat solar paint that can be applied to any conductive surface without special equipment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>While somewhat behind the efficiency curve of current commercial silicon solar cells Prof. Kamat said that the \u201c&#8230; paint can be made cheaply and in large quantities. If we can improve the efficiency&#8230; we may be able to make a real difference in meeting energy needs in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said he and his team will now go on to study the stability of the paint.<\/p>\n<p>On that note I\u2019d like to wish you all a happy, safe and healthy festive break, and thanks for reading this column during 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Rich Bowden Honouring our commitment to keep readers informed of the pointy end of current solar research, this week\u2019s column brings you the latest breakthrough on&#8230;..solar paint. Yes that\u2019s right. 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