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.
Some reasons:
We don’t (yet) have flexible panels that would survive the abuse that curtains experience.
Vertical surfaces are not nearly as effective for the majority of cases in capturing solar radiation.
Windows have lots of obstructions that reduce the effectiveness of a solar panel.
Putting solar panels behind an extra layer of glass that would need to be kept pristine would be counter productive.
The voltages involved in solar panels would create an added source of danger inside the house.