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NANOSOLAR POWERSHEET

NANOSOLAR POWERSHEET. MEEN 3344 A Presentation By Alan Clay. Why It’s Cool. It’s Better, Faster, and Cheaper than conventional solar panels. Better. More versatile and durable than conventional solar panels Can be placed in many more places under more conditions. Faster.

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NANOSOLAR POWERSHEET

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  1. NANOSOLAR POWERSHEET MEEN 3344 A Presentation By Alan Clay

  2. Why It’s Cool • It’s Better, Faster, and Cheaper than conventional solar panels.

  3. Better • More versatile and durable than conventional solar panels • Can be placed in many more places under more conditions.

  4. Faster • Printed like a newspaper instead of assembled • Less time to install

  5. Cheaper • Costs less to manufacture and only $0.30/watt to produce electricity, versus $3/watt for conventional solar panels, and $1/watt for coal. • Maintenance and installation costs are lower as well.

  6. How It’s Made • The sheet is made of 5 layers in 3 easy steps • An aluminum foil is pressed out for the bottom layer • A thin layer of the element molybdenum is printed onto this foil layer • Another press is used to cover it with 3 more layers consisting of a semiconducting ink, a P/N junction layer, and a zinc oxide electrode conducting layer.

  7. How It Works • Light passes to the middle semiconducting ink layer, which breaks up the electrons. • The molybdenum on the fourth layer acts as an electrode, and as the end of the circuit. • The second layer is a P/N junction, which conducts the electrons through to the top layer. • The top layer conducts the electrons and work as the beginning of the circuit.

  8. Uses • Can be placed nearly anywhere Rooftops, Cars, Laptops, Cell Phones, etc. • Help develop 2nd and 3rd world countries It’s cheap, durable, and soon will be a plentiful source of electricity

  9. References • Moyer, Michael. “The New Dawn of Solar”. Popular Science. Dec 2007: pg101-103. • Mahony, John. “Innovation of the Year Nanosolar…”. PopSci.com. Dec 18 2007. <http://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2007 -12/innovation-year-winner-nanosolar-ships-its-first-low-cost- solar-panels> • nanosolar. 2008. <http://www.nanosolar.com/>

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