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Environment & Energy

BlueStreak

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1. I'm not sure energy-per-pound is an important metric

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Thu Jun 27, 2013, 10:03 AM

Jun 2013

It could be important in niche applications, like satellites. Anything to reduce the payload is a good thing in that instance.

But even if there aren't many obvious applications today, this seems like important basic research.

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Solar power heads in a new direction: thinner [View all] OKIsItJustMe Jun 2013 OP

I'm not sure energy-per-pound is an important metric BlueStreak Jun 2013 #1

Roofs come to mind OKIsItJustMe Jun 2013 #2

Possibly, but not at 1/5 the efficiency BlueStreak Jun 2013 #3

“Stacking” should help OKIsItJustMe Jun 2013 #4

A PV sandwich BlueStreak Jun 2013 #5

Others have looked at this with conventional PV OKIsItJustMe Jun 2013 #6

If they need 10 layers to get back to the efficiency of today's PVs I'm not sure I see the benefit. BlueStreak Jun 2013 #8

useful lifetime is? quadrature Jun 2013 #7

Well, maybe if they combined a lot of layers, that would provide some redundancy BlueStreak Jun 2013 #9

Graphene is incredibly strong OKIsItJustMe Jun 2013 #10