The super solar panels you can put at home: they work even at night or if there is a storm – ECOticias

In recent years there has been much talk about digital paper, and we do not mean that documents are generated and sent by email instead of printing them, it is rather a type of paper that has much to do with renewable energy. We tell you what digital paper is and the great future it has, a great innovation that is ultra-thin, transparent and generates more energy in the palm of your hand than solar panels? Take note!

The success of photovoltaic energy in America: We are experiencing the “boom” of solar panels

Solar energy is constantly growing, and there is no doubt that being able to take advantage of sunlight to generate energy and thus save a lot of money is very important, in addition to the fact that traditional energy consumption will decrease, which will be very beneficial for the planet.

In America, we have done great steps towards a cleaner future, like the development of mass-scale installations in Southern states, and also enhancing self-conpsumtion in Texas or Arizona.

The digital paper that will change the future of solar energy: Its thinner than a human hair

Solar panels have completely changed the energy sector, and today it is common to see them in a large number of homes and buildings, as more and more people want to enjoy the great benefits of having them installed. One of the latest innovations in this regard comes from China, as scientists have created a solar cell that is thinner than paper and improves the efficiency of solar panels, an invention that can undoubtedly change the way we harness solar energy.

A team of scientific researchers from the Jiangsu University of Science and Technology (JUST), one of the most prestigious universities in China, has succeeded in developing flexible solar cells that are thinner than a simple sheet of paper and have the capacity to convert sunlight into electricity, and to do so efficiently. The study, published in the journal Nature, also involves Curtin University in Australia and the Chinese company LONGi Green Energy Technology, which last year created high-performance panels.

Flexible solar panels to revolutionize photovoltaic energy: You can have them at home

These new flexible crystalline silicon solar cells are much lighter and thinner than traditional cells, and offer high energy efficiency. According to one of the researchers: “We have developed cells that are only 50 micrometers thick -thinner than a sheet of A4 paper- that can be folded to form a roll and are much more efficient than conventional ones”. For years, scientists around the world have been working on different projects and methods to develop lightweight, flexible and efficient photovoltaic cells, and now the first major results have finally arrived. Last year, for example, another team of Chinese researchers created solar panels 60 micrometers thick, which is the width of a human hair.

The study that developed this digital paper has gone further than its predecessors: “Wafer thinning not only reduces the weight and cost [of solar cells], but also facilitates charge migration and separation”. This new technology is flexible in that it can be rolled up, as it cannot be bent, but by rolling it up it can even be used in space applications, for example in satellites. Another very interesting advantage of being such narrow cells is that much less material is used in their manufacture, which reduces both their weight and deployment costs.

One of the experts who took part in the study said that the crystalline silicon solar cells that are part of this new digital paper are made from silicon wafers and are the most mature and widely used PV technology in use today: “but until now they faced two major technological bottlenecks [bottlenecks]”.

There is no doubt that this digital paper is going to be a success in the PV sector, as are solar panels.

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