Solar Power-Cell Breakthrough

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers from the Nanomaterials Research Centre at Massey University in New Zealand have developed synthetic dyes that can be used to generate electricity at one tenth of the cost of current silicon-based solar panels. These photosynthesis-like compounds work in low-light conditions and can be cheaply incorporated into window-panes and building materials, thereby turning them into generators of electricity."

Off. The. Grid.

[Conspiracy_Of_Doves]

The power companies are gonna be pissed.

Re:To be precise...

[Dunbal]

Photosynthesis isn't a compound; it's a process.

      Come on, give the editors credit for using a word larger than 4 syllables and spelling it correctly. You want it to be used in CONTEXT as well? Sheesh, there's no pleasing some people.

Not again

[slickwillie]

Is this the official annual "Solar Power Breakthrough" that is never heard from again?

Re:Not again

[crymeph0]

No, it's the official hexannual "Solar Power Breakthrough" that is never heard from again.

Re:More mistakes to make

[greenbird]

(though Greenland is heading towards geo-thermal in a big way)

Yeah, but the entire energy requirements of Greenland could probably be handled by half a dozen Honda generators.

Re:Cutting To The Chase

[dvice_null]

> Discoveries like this are why I find myself becoming a bigger and bigger advocate of solar power every day.
> There is so much power streaming out of the sun.

Nah, solar power is not a good solution in a long run. Sun lasts, what? 5 000 000 000 years? We need to find a power source that doesn't run out of fuel.

Re:ARGH!

[DrSkwid]

Where I live it's *always* today.