Boffins warm to super-efficient solar cells - Hardware - www.itnews.com.au

Itnews reports about ‘nano flakes’, a newly discovered material could improve the transformation of solar energy to electricity.

If researcher Martin Aagesen’s future solar cells meet early expectations, the economy and the environment will benefit from the research which could make solar power generation viable for ordinary households…

Aagesen pointed out that less than one per cent of the world’s electricity comes from the Sun because it is difficult to transform solar energy to electricity.

But he believes his discovery may be a “huge step” towards boosting the exploitation of solar energy.

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This device is the ultimate in solar power survival tools, there are some great features which make this useful, no doubt there will be something that is forgotten, but a ten in one device has be good, especially with no external power needed.
Unfortunately there are not many details that explain how long the charge works for on the different devices, but never the less it has be a great thing to have around as you never know what’s going to happen.

Priced at $28
Features:

AM/FM/Weather Band Radio
Solar Power Recharging
Dynamo Power Charging
Cell Phone Recharging
LED Emergency Lamp
Siren with Blinking Red Light
Built-In Thermometer
Built-In Recharging Batteries

What’s in the Box? Flashlight, Instruction Page, Bi-Directional Plug Cable, 5 Cell Charger Plugs

This short news segment features the story of 9 Virginia Tech students who by installing PV solar panels to a medical clinic in Kenya, are in fact saving lives by giving them the electricity they need to test for many communicable diseases and treat such problems. I feel that if solar panels can make such a difference for one clinic in Africa then the opportunities for solar power to provide humanitarian aide are virtually endless.

This article explains alternative energy principles and ideas. The fact being that our supply of energy today is declining. Coal and oil are in high demand and are quickly being depleted. Alternative energy solutions are available, although not widely considered. Alternative sources such as solar and wind power could not only provide more than enough energy to replace our dependence on coal and oil, but also benefit the entire planet.

The alternative energies that most money has been invested in so far are solar and wind energy. One of the reasons that these energy sources are so popular is because of the availability of the fuels and the amount of research already conducted into their viability and possible uses. Solar power is probably the most effective and available energy that homeowners can use to help do their bit for the renewable energy cause.

Solar energy is free, efficient, and doesn’t produce pollution, so why aren’t we taking advantage of this renewable resource? The fact is that solar panels are expensive, but that may not always be true according to BrightCove Green Energy TV. Corporations like Google and Staples are teaming up to install and use this revolutionary technology.
The future of electricity may be a lot closer than it seems.