Solar panels might not look as we thought they will after a few years. SkyFuel is showing us that we don’t need big solar panels to convert the sun’s energy.
This makes women more “green” ?
The solar panels, as you can see on the image are placed somewhere on the belly, which captures and redistributes solar power. The producer says it can power an iPod or a mobile phone.
And you want to hear the funniest part? It cannot be washed or worn in rainy circumstances, so ladies: good luck buying one every few days…I bet it’s going to be very cheap 
Overall, I think it’s not a bad idea to incorporate solar panels in clothes but a bra isn’t the best choice. My opinion.
Ikea to sell solar panels
- Ikea GreenTech plans to focus on five areas — solar panels, alternative light sources, product materials, energy efficiency, and water saving and purification. The group said the investments will be made in companies that offer commercial prospects within a four to five year horizon.
Turning heat into usable energy seems to be a new idea but it has been the base of the solar panel creation and now we’re going back to the basics.
Hot asphalt might be the next big thing when it comes to alternative energy.
According to ecogeek.org:
Researchers in Massachusetts are working on a technique to turn heat gathered by asphalt into usable energy via water pipes.
This will be more like a big project but not really usable in smaller households unless huge investments are made, so it’s not really a rival to solar panels.
Heating water doesn’t seem such a big thing, I thing they should rather concentrate on using that heat and converting it into electricity.
The Zephyr was able to manage an 84 hour flight, thanks to its solar powered batteries and breaks previous record of 30 hours.
- Qinetiq aims to provide fully operational systems for the Ministry of Defence and the US Department of Defence within two years.
In case you didn’t know, the Federal Government is paying rebates for solar panels but the original allocation for this year is close to be exhausted next month.
Government has decided to keep paying the rebate, potentially blowing out the cost of the program, which was given $25.6 million for this year.
The catalyst, used in conjunction with cheap photovoltaic solar panels, could lead to inexpensive, simple systems that use water to store the energy from sunlight.
Scientists believe that plastic sheets containing billions of nano-antennas that collect heat energy generated by the sun and other sources could dramatically improve the use of a type of energy we are all aware of, but have no use for so far – heat.
That makes me think about changing the name of my blog to “The Nano-antenna”…:)
- Since satellites in high Earth orbits are unaffected by earth’s shadows, the energy would be available every day without fail.
- The robotic technology to create solar satellites is not yet available, and someone has to take care of the billion dollar bill for the whole thing.
- Last year, a government study group issued a report that said space-based solar power not only was technically feasible but also offered a potentially clean, renewable source of energy that could significantly reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
- The idea isn’t new. It was originally developed by NASA in the 1960s, and it’s been revisited periodically by the departments of Energy and Defense.
A team of Chinese researchers has determined that carbon nanotubes are the crucial chemical ingredient that could make artificial photosynthesis possible in the future.
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10 15th, 2008| 