{"id":707974,"date":"2010-04-02T20:03:09","date_gmt":"2010-04-03T00:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/?p=7176"},"modified":"2010-04-02T20:03:09","modified_gmt":"2010-04-03T00:03:09","slug":"black-silicon-bringing-down-the-cost-of-efficient-solar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/707974","title":{"rendered":"Black silicon bringing down the cost of efficient solar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest news in one of the two areas &#8212; cost in this case &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/energy\/24968\/?nlid=2865&amp;a=f\" >solar needs to continue to see improvement<\/a> for widespread use.<\/p>\n<p>From the link:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A simple chemical treatment could replace expensive antireflective solar cell coatings, bringing down the cost of crystalline silicon panels. The treatment, a one-step dip in a chemical bath, creates a highly antireflective layer of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/energy\/21611\/?a=f\" >black silicon<\/a> on the surface of silicon wafers, and it would cost just pennies per watt, say researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). They&#8217;ve used it to create black silicon solar cells that match the efficiency of conventional silicon cells on the market.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.technologyreview.com\/files\/39014\/blacksilicon_x220.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Solar goes black:<\/strong> These two solar cells were fabricated on a silicon wafer treated to create an antireflective black silicon surface. The silvery areas around the cells are a different color because the highly absorbent black layer has been etched away.<br \/>\nCredit: Hao-Chih Yuan<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/7176\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/comments\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/7176\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godelicious\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/7176\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/delicious\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/7176\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gostumble\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/7176\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/stumble\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/7176\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godigg\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/7176\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/digg\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/7176\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/goreddit\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/7176\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/reddit\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/7176\/\" \/><\/a> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?w=780\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest news in one of the two areas &#8212; cost in this case &#8212; solar needs to continue to see improvement for widespread use. From the link: A simple chemical treatment could replace expensive antireflective solar cell coatings, bringing down the cost of crystalline silicon panels. 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