Solar Paint Will Power Buildings

Oct 05, 2008 1053 hrs IST

Will likely cut your bills too

Researchers in the UK have developed a "solar battery paint" that, once painted on to steel sheets, will generate ridiculous amounts of energy for anything that needs it. The project is being funded by the Corus Group, which hopes to use the technology to offset the damage that the steel industry is doing to the environment.

The paint is a liquid paste that goes on the steel sheets while they're being passed through rollers during manufacturing. It's designed to mimic plants' photosynthesis, and could potentially produce terawatts of electricity over time.

No word on whether the paint needs to be on steel specifically, but if that's possible, we'd be wanting to slap this paint on nearly every thing we use.

Source: Renewable Energy World

USER COMMENTS

It is a exelent product.It provide solar energy POLLUTION FREE.

by Jaswant Singh B, MOHALI (INDIA), on Oct 29, 2008 10:51 AM, Report abuse Reply

is the paint avlable in mumbai pl reply

by mayur shah, mumbai, india, on Oct 21, 2008 05:15 PM, Report abuse Reply

I only hope this idea comes to the market really soon. I have many sub-minded means for this tech...off the grid...

by scott, canada, on Oct 10, 2008 11:27 PM, Report abuse Reply

I don't think this will have major effects on energy crisis, as we can expect the paint to be costlier than anything else in the world.That too there isn't any word about what the chemical composition of the paint is. Ok , It might give you energy but the installation cost will surely be huge.

by bynge, Chennai, on Oct 09, 2008 05:10 PM, Report abuse Reply

somepne please forward it to Aladi aruna, energy minister in tamilnadu

by powerless, chennai, on Oct 08, 2008 02:11 PM, Report abuse Reply

That would help the environment and limit the energy crisis. This technology would be most helpful for the developing countries.

by Anirudh Narain, New Delhi, on Oct 08, 2008 12:54 PM, Report abuse Reply

now could mean a serious breaktrhough in the energy crisis.

by Dj nEoNyx, Kolkata, on Oct 06, 2008 11:45 AM, Report abuse Reply

VERY GOOD

by ASHUTOSH SARKAR, TUFANGANJ, on Oct 06, 2008 09:53 AM, Report abuse Reply