Progress being made on see-through solar panel windows

Windows are always a problem for a sustainable builder because they take energy from the home. Which led a company called Dyesol to wonder what they could do to flip that, and make windows give back to the home, possibly powering it completely.

The panels are made of interlocking solar cells, that use a colored dye to capture light. Not only are they cheaper to make than standard solar panels, but theoretically are more efficient. The dyes used right now are orangish, but they are working on blue, green, and grey.

Imagine this as the norm for skyscrapers in just a few short years.

Link [Inhabitat.com]

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