Qld: Solar-powered glass houses a stone's throw away: researcher

AAP General News (Australia)
04-10-2008
Qld: Solar-powered glass houses a stone's throw away: researcher

A researcher predicts Australians could soon be living in solar-powered glass houses
as part of the battle against climate change.

Professor JOHN BELL .. from the Queensland University of Technology's Institute for
Sustainable Resources .. says we could see houses made almost entirely of glass solar
cells within years.

He doesn't see the use the glass around the bathroom as likely .. but believes people
are beginning to look for ways to offset some of the issues of climate change.

Professor BELL has been working with Canberra-based company Dyesol .. to develop transparent
solar cells that act as windows and energy generators.

He says the windows .. made from see-through cells .. capture solar energy which can
be used to power the house .. and reduce overheating.

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