09/05/06 - Update on South African Photovoltaics
âIn a scientific breakthrough that has stunned the world, a team of South
African scientists, led by Professor Vivian Alberts, has developed a
revolutionary new, highly efficient solar power technologyâ
The patent # (available in pdf from espa
Hello...
Gordon Wadle (of tree-power fame) hasnt yet been issued an application for
that, but he does have another that is intriguing:
United States Patent Application 20060083931
Wadle; Gordon ; et al. April 20, 2006
Deflecting magnetic field shield
Abstract --- The present invention conc
Looks like they use a form of the sputtering technique
http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2004/november/energy.htm
Which despite it's now lower cost is probably already obsolete, due to
this process:
http://www.nanosolar.com/index.html
Nanosolar already has $100 million in funding and plans fo
