Solar paint yields clean energy

This new type of paint from RMIT University turns solar energy and water vapor into hydrogen fuel.

July 12, 2017




Image Source: RMIT University solar paint YouTube video

Research on “green” paint seems to be heading a good way with another development. Just recently, a team at RMIT University was able to come up with solar paint that aims to make homes a source of clean energy.

Solar paint reportedly uses synthetic molybdenum-sulphide, a semiconductorlike material, and typical paint ingredient titanium oxide that help transform solar energy and moisture from the air into hydrogen fuel.

The solar paint is said to suit places with dry weather and near oceans where there is more sunshine and vapor. The researchers see the paint making homes more energy-efficient also when paired with PV panels and inexpensive to make.

This paint from RMIT isn’t the only one going energy-efficient lately. Late 2016, researchers from South Korea have introduced thermoelectric paint that converts heat to electricity, while in May this year, a paint producer has made the first lime-based graphene paint that saves on heating costs.

Though it will take a few years before most of these new paint types become available commercially, this trend tells that energy-efficient paint is what suppliers need to offer to get more buyers looking forward to smart and “green” living.

 

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