Future Of Solar Energy: Technology For Colored Solar Panels Created From The Optical Effect Of Butterfly Wings

Written by Roberta Souza

Published on 28/03/2023 at 15:16

Updated on 28/03/2023 at 15:46

Fonte: imagem adaptada PortalEnergia

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Pilot Project of a House Covered with Red Solar Panels Launched in Germany

The main focus of solar panels is to have high efficiency in solar energy production. But that’s no longer the only important factor: since they will be placed on rooftops, it is becoming increasingly urgent that they harmonize aesthetically with the rest of the building. Therefore, in Germany, tests are being conducted with solar panels of a different visual style than we are used to.

The pioneer in this solar energy innovation was the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, which, along with module manufacturer AxSun Solar, the company INTERPANE, and the Municipality of Eppingen, developed a pilot project that utilizes a new technology to color solar panels. Named MorphoColor, this technology allows for coloring solar panels without the use of pigments or paints.

How Butterflies Influenced the Creation of New Technology for Solar Panels?

The new technology for coloring solar panels is based on the optical effect generated by blue Morpho butterflies. The wings of this insect incorporate tiny scales that specifically reflect a range of wavelengths, resulting in a bluish tone to the human eye.

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The New Solar Panels Have an Efficiency of 90% Compared to Traditional Ones

The new coloring technology is already undergoing testing and was initially applied in green on the façade of the High-Efficiency Solar Cells Center at Fraunhofer ISE.

Now, a pilot project has been launched in the city of Eppingen, where red solar panels were installed on a historic building to create harmony with traditional roofing and reduce the visual and aesthetic impact of this application.

In total, 224 solar modules with MorphoColor coating were used on both sides of the roof of the house facing east and west. However, as a downside, the solar energy system installed with the colored coating technology offers a total power output of 66 kWp and an efficiency of 90% compared to traditional solar panels.

Future Of Solar Energy: Technology For Colored Solar Panels Created From The Optical Effect Of Butterfly Wings

Pilot Project of a House Covered with Red Solar Panels Launched in Germany

How Butterflies Influenced the Creation of New Technology for Solar Panels?

The New Solar Panels Have an Efficiency of 90% Compared to Traditional Ones

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Future Of Solar Energy: Technology For Colored Solar Panels Created From The Optical Effect Of Butterfly Wings

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How Butterflies Influenced the Creation of New Technology for Solar Panels?

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Peru built a tunnel at an altitude of 4,738 meters cutting through the Andes Mountains, and the road leading to it reaches 4,818 meters, making it the highest paved road in the entire world.

Seen from space, an image taken by an astronaut shows in Argentine Patagonia the exact point where a colossal glacier, a turquoise-blue lake, and a greenish arm of water meet, creating one of the rarest and most impressive landscapes in the region.

In the Saudi Arabian desert, the world’s largest green hydrogen plant is 80% complete and will use 4 gigawatts of solar and wind energy to produce 600 tons of clean fuel per day when it opens in 2027.

India has connected for the first time a nuclear reactor that generates more fuel than it consumes — it produces 500 MW, cost nearly $1 billion, took 22 years, and places the country among the few with this technology in the world.

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