Talk:AuREUS

preliminary

• It's a transparent solar panel designed/developed by Filipino entrepreneur Carvey Ehren Maigue
• It's a piece of glass with some fluorescent organic stuff(...)( they emphasize that it's derived from food waste. Not sure how significant that really is, if it's such a miniscule fraction of the total material used in the panel (probably a couple grams per panel idk) ) in it, which converts UV rays into green visible light, which is then captured by some photovoltaics around the edges of the glass (presumably?)
• How much energy does it produce? Probably a tiny fraction compared to other types of solar panels(...)( because by definition, most of the light gets through the glass rather than being converted into electricity ). Better than nothing, but not going to replace the bulk of fossil fuel consumption. (I have to say this because there are a lot of misleading social media posts that make this product seem far more revolutionary than it actually is.)
  • Still useful in some ways. If a whole house had these panels as windows, I bet it would at least generate enough electricity to charge people's phones and charge some batteries to power lights at night.
• Intermittency is somehow less than regular solar panels? Some quote online: "The AuReus solar panel can produce energy nearly 50 percent of the time compared to the 15 to 22 percent of standard solar panels."
• Need pictures. Maybe have a subpage for "memes" too, show how this being shared often leads to a misunderstanding of what it takes to end climate change.

Elie (talk) 13:08, 25 March 2025 (EDT)