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A research team at Osaka University in Japan has developed green light wavelength-selective organic solar cells (OSCs) that transmit blue and red light necessary for crop growth and use green light, which contributes only a little to photosynthesis, for power generation.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If this was efficient enough you could use them to shade plants to keep the summer heat down while also giving them full light. Hopefully it's feasible.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Similar, non-wavelength specific translucent panels were for sale a month ago when I bought my 400W traditional panels. It's not just feasible. It's already for sale.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

If this works, could you theoretically cover crop fields in solar panels as well? That's a ton of usable space

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Transmits, as in let's it pass through, right? Like window tint being rated as xx% visible light transmission (VLT)?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As written in the article, letting through wavelengths other than green. So, yes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I did read it, but I realize I was stuck with a more radio-like definition of "transmit". Thanks

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I swear, auto-correct intentionally picks the wrong one every time. I know because my error is not using enough apostrophes

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Incredible!