Beating it’s own record Solarmer has produced plastic solar cells with nearly 8% efficiency. This is the highest seen for any OPV cell so far. It is thought that Organic Plastic Photovoltaic Cells are going to be the future design of choice for solar panels. The material is thin, lightweight and as can be seen [...]
We all want to save money and installing Solar Panels in your home is certainly going to do that (although it will take a while to break even). But if you spent $900,000,000 it could take you many lifetimes!
Well that’s what India is investing in Solar Energy in the first phase of a possible $20 [...]
Well it’s official flying solar panels do exist! The BBC has reported that a prototype of a solar powered plane have been revealed. This plane is destined to attempt an Atlantic crossing sometime in 2012. Weighing in at a whopping 1500 Kg this plane is no lightweight and all going well should be ready for [...]
The ZyRUS Sun Drive is being touted as the worlds first Solar Battery Charger with an inbuilt USB drive. How useful the USB drive is in reality is another matter.
The four functions of the device are:
Solar charger – The device has a small solar panel on the top for charging the internal battery.
USB charger – [...]