Solar panels for roofs, balconies, lawns all exist.
But why hasn’t solar panel blinds and curtains taken off?
To me it seems really good for people who live in apartments and want to get more juice from the windows.
Solar panels for roofs, balconies, lawns all exist.
But why hasn’t solar panel blinds and curtains taken off?
To me it seems really good for people who live in apartments and want to get more juice from the windows.
I mean I’ve used a solar panel to block a window before.
But it’s more practical to get cheap blinds and throw a regular solar panel on a roof. There’s significantly more roof square footage than window square footage, and it’s gonna get like ten times as much sun as vertical windows.
Normal panels are like $0.50/watt and will last forever. Folders are closer to $1/watt, less effective, and break down after a couple years. If you want like a set of thin solar strips in a blind form factor, that adds a lot of electrical complexity, so I imagine it increases the cost and lowers the lifespan further.
Depending on the type of panel, if any of it is blocked the whole panel will have severely reduced efficiency. Idk all the details regarding that. But if that’s the case each window might have to be custom sized/wired.