Comments on: Electricity From Solar Power Paint!

By: Roger

Roger — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:46:30 +0000

I love the idea of solar paint but it seems like one of those things that is “ten years away” from implementation. Hydrogen power is stuck in the “ten years” trap and has been there for decades now. Every now and then there is some announcement about solar paint that billed as a breakthrough, but then there is always the inevitable “promises that in a few years…”…sigh…oh well, not yet I guess.

By: Manny S

Manny S — Wed, 28 May 2008 06:52:28 +0000

Big oil has been suppressing these technologies for decades. We desperately need cottage industry to take the lead or we’ll never get there. Does anyone know the formula? We need to get it out there so people can start working on it in private (as I assume big oil owns patents on it). Thanks for the post!

By: Electricity From Solar Power Paint!

Electricity From Solar Power Paint! — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:43:50 +0000

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By: Rick Lomas

Rick Lomas — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:42:05 +0000

I’d really like to get into using solar power, I live in Serre Chevalier in the French Alps and we get 300 days of sunshine a year, so it would be cool to use the stuff! FYI http://www.serrechevalier.org is the site I made about this beautiful sunny place.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:27:51 +0000

Hey Drew. More money usually does mean faster results. The paint was discovered by chance and had not been in the research stage for “decades”. I didn’t suggest that the government immediately invest all military expenditure, if you read my comments. That would be silly. I’m saying there needs to be a general shift in mindset on the governments’ part. I mean, nuclear power? Please!

Tidal power is indeed a very exciting one and you’d have to agree that if more resources were pumped into these developments we’d get closer to our goals, quicker. But no. We have to invest how ever many billions in LNG terminals and nuclear power. That’s just backward thinking.

By: william moore

william moore — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:03:05 +0000

i have a few panels ,……… best damn thing i done since i quit drinking ,haha JK but really they are costly but pay for themselves quickly

By: Drew

Drew — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:18:11 +0000

I understand the statement that you are making as well as your appreciation for new technology, however, your entire argument is based on an assumption that more money equals fast reliable results when the truth is that this “paint technology” (not sure how to refer to it) was most likely the result of years if not decades of day-in day-out toil of research scientists. I agree with your claims that the use of this technology will help to partially reduce the environmental impact of people in the future. Unfortunately your argument is logically flawed especially when blaming the government for not immediately investing all military expenditures in an experimental technology that achieves the same end as other further developed technologies. I would suggest that you Google tidal (electricity)generators being built off the coast of Korea as a test before they are built in the English channel. I believe that the government did fund part of that experimental technology.

By: Debs

Debs — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:27:23 +0000

Truly awesome – I hope I can buy a can or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5…..someday soon =)
Keep us posted.

Debs