Check this out....a 12 year old has/is developing a solar cell that will gather 500 x the light absorption. They say that the 3D solar cell would make solar power a possibility for even the Pacific Northwest! Check out the article!

http://current.com/items/89312614_beaverton_boy_lauded_for_solar_cell_invention?xid=216


Wouldn't this be great?
CJK