Holograms to cut the cost of solar modules! Yes, Prism Solar Technologies in New York has developed a proof-of-concept solar module to use holograms to concentrate light, and this lead to a cut in solar module cost by 75 percent. And this concept can easily challenge electricity generated from fossil fuels.
Compared to it, the silicon-based solar panels are less energy-efficient, and to finds a solution to it, the concept uses mirrors or lenses that concentrate light from the sun, hence reducing the total area of silicon necessary to produce a certain amount of electricity.
Sleek flat panels laminated with holograms, replaces the unsightly concentrators in this new technology.
Via: Prism Solar, Spotted at: Treehugger, Clean Break, Technology Review
