Super cool stuff. I like to imagine a future that's wildly high tech — but all that technology is disguised and blended seamlessly in beautiful vernacular architecture that respects local...
Super cool stuff.
I like to imagine a future that's wildly high tech — but all that technology is disguised and blended seamlessly in beautiful vernacular architecture that respects local traditions and blends into the natural landscape.
Ancient Roman ruins at Pompeii have been fitted with invisible solar panels, in a move that will ensure the archaeological site’s sustainability and cut costs. The innovative panels, which blend into the background by imitating traditional materials, were installed on the House of Cerere, on a thermopolium—a Roman snack bar—and on the House of the Vettii, which recently reopened following 20 years of restoration work.
“They look exactly like the terracotta tiles used by the Romans, but they produce the electricity that we need to light the frescoes," says Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the director of the archaeological park of Pompeii, in a press release.
This was on HN a while ago, and the consensus was that these are roughly half as efficient as normal modern solar panels, because they have to block a lot of light to look good. Still incredibly...
This was on HN a while ago, and the consensus was that these are roughly half as efficient as normal modern solar panels, because they have to block a lot of light to look good. Still incredibly cool and worth it when you don't have the option of putting black panels on the roof.
11% efficiency according to this lab, compared to 22+% for the best commonly available panels.
Super cool stuff.
I like to imagine a future that's wildly high tech — but all that technology is disguised and blended seamlessly in beautiful vernacular architecture that respects local traditions and blends into the natural landscape.
https://www.dyaqua.it/invisiblesolar/_en/
This was on HN a while ago, and the consensus was that these are roughly half as efficient as normal modern solar panels, because they have to block a lot of light to look good. Still incredibly cool and worth it when you don't have the option of putting black panels on the roof.
11% efficiency according to this lab, compared to 22+% for the best commonly available panels.