50. Morgan Solar - A Canadian solar startup with a bright future
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- We don't often cover pre-commercial startups on Green Energy Futures but the Morgan Solar story is one we just had to share. Based in Toronto, it's developing a concentrated solar PV module that, by next year, should be twice as cheap as typical silicon PV module and twice as efficient. They do it by using common plastics to focus light onto a tiny, super-efficient solar cell, like the ones used to power satellites. Learn all about this interesting company's process and why it got started on Green Energy Futures.
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Truly Fantastic!!!!
What a bunch of crappy comments. I checked their website, they are still in the game.
how do they keep the plastic from yellowing?
It's 2017 and still no any news about advanced solar cells by Morgan Solar on market. Web site looks like abandoned, Twitter last update Dec 2016.
You really thing the 40 Million went into the company?...
Good thinking!
Will be interesting to see the price point of high temperature PV's come down more to the mainstream consumer level that all can afford reasonably.
Brilliant
whos working with grapheen intrgrated vsolar n battery tec
hello mate is it alright if i post my web address to show something to do with solar technology
fascinating
To Vitaly Borisov. They are concentrating the light to a point like a magnifying glass so yeah they do reflect but also concentrate it to a point.
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update? the "twice as efficient" phrase came up many times in this article. but what does that mean exactly? average PV cells and modules are in the 18-20% efficiency range. so is this tech really saying 36-40% efficient? hmmmm. hope it pans out. :)
Claims without proof is like a ham sandwich without ham. or Bread. or facts . FACTS and more facts!!!.
What?
they got us ? 2019 nothing ? those dirty scoundrel
I found an update from 2018...but if they are trying to make solar panels without silicon, they have a problem.
Is there any update on this company?
+ryefry well the company won a small 10MW contract. So it is still alive. it's the last CPV company still in business
Their claims of twice the efficiency and half the cost are not even logical, nor reasonable. Concentrators cost nearly as much as just plain PV cells now. Also the heat concentrated on a PV cell will destroy its' efficiency and life. Not double it. He should have studied the subject more. People have tried and failed exactly what he is saying for many years. If they are still in business it is because he is a good salesman to gullible investors and customers.
Just looking at that video again, the concentrated cells (the PV part) seem to be attached to an aluminium heat sink on the back, this would take heat away hopefully at a fast enough rate. I'm more concerned with the fact they are using plastic as the concentrator, as plastic will fail due to UV damage over time. I'd suggest they use some kind of poly-carbonate to fix this problem, but would increase manufacturing costs significantly
the guy said the plastic is the same as the stuff used in your headlight, check out how many 15 to 20 year old cars with good headlights you see next time you drive down the road? quite a few i would guess?
Sunlight has a slightly different light spectrum to artificial light(more UV). Secondly most headlights I've seen on cars are glass.
cheaper but are they resistant to UV degradation?
What happens when the plastic oxidizes/fogs over from exposure to the sun, just like car headlights
The issue with concentrated solar panels is that they need a tracking system. More moving parts + higher cost.
and what happens if EMP ? Or power out at control headquarters, to create a dependence on a company after a sale is not freedom, it is a trap, same as those roof water dehumidifier water systems.
This seems like a good idea but if it is, how come I don't see more of this type of solar panel?
Somebody probably bought the idea and binned it so it doesnt put everyone else out of business! Seems to good to be true.
Great pitch, but collectors are already commercially available.
Why these panel are so bright?
As I understand they have to absorb light, but instead of that they reflect it.
its plastic, there is a fresnel lense which focuses the light and amplifies it on one spot.
Its 2019 September no news of them.
hi we are also working for clean energy in India
Its only 15cents a watt now for PV silicon wafer.
Well done that man you deserve a cake.
They only "absorb" light that falls strictly perpendecular to their surface.
ram pumps free pump power place in the watter so your loss watter stays un water supply
Still around - news updated in Dec 2017 morgansolar.com/media-releases-news/
What about the people earning a living hauling water to the hospital? Are they out of a job now ?
will see if he helps people etc like he states or becomes a publicly trade company owned by the greedy banks
The 20 woman don’t have to carry water anymore, so now they have time to make more children ,village gets bigger and now the pumps need to be bigger
Plastic turns into crap under Sun Rays, a glass lens should be cheaper since silica is very abundant on this planet....
what are they going to do for money now. things like that . can be a double edged sword! like burning a candle at both ends. someone is eventually going to get burned! even though it is great. introduction to this to fast. can cause ppl to have less money. taking jobs. they need to evolve. ppl are resilient. they can take care of their self. but its harder when things happen fast! they need training to service the systems. and other income sources. it is a great thing you did/doing. if I could . I would like to something similar.
2019 and still nothing.
In canada wind turbine is more successful
Sad that they have to use fossil fuels (in the form of plastic) to make clean energy affordable.
I' not stupid - small snowfall and game over...wasted money!
Its 2017 and I newer heard about this. Wasted 40 milion $?
HOW MUCH FOR 1KW? NO BULL SHIT TALKING?
No need for the virtuous story.
hahaha totaly! but I think it was to give the "snap" idea to watchers.
Ke ha don't argue with modern neanderthals. We know who we are , what we are.
What?
great so now the 20 women will be out of purpose (except sitting around eating) good social excuse.
so you put 20 women out of work.
Don't be alarmed, after the first technical problem they will/are already using the buckets again.