abundant energy solar

Photon management improves efficiency of solar panels

Extremely thin, flexible high-efficiency silicon solar cells are the solar cells of the future, according to Professor Miro Zeman. This is the gist of the inaugural address he will be giving to mark his appointment as Professor of Photovoltaic Materials and Devices at TU Delft. Zeman and his group of researchers will spend the next few years improving these silicon–based thin film solar cells. Thin film silicon solar cells (the roll-up solar cells) are cheaper and more flexible to use than the current crystalline silicon solar cells. What is more, the production process requires much less energy and fewer materials. Zeman will give his inaugural speech on Friday 11 December at 15.00.

(Large-scale use of thin film solar cells, Miro Zeman)

Kinetic solar mobile phones

Kinetic zonne-energie mobile tel. of Modelabs: YoYo. Blade by means of Slashgear

China runs first on environmental issues as everyone knows. There the S116 solar mobile phone is available for quite some time now (watch it here: Solar mobile phone).
French telephone designers Modelabs, who have designed models for all renowned phone makers, made concepts for apparatuses that combine solar-energy and kinetic (movement) - energy. Constituent was SFR, a French telecom-company that wants give way to CSR, particularly in the field of environment.

There are 3 concept apparatuses ("ecological
mobility concepts'): The YoYo, a yoyo (above).

U-turn, a mini boomerang that gets its energy from the movement of the unfolding and folding.
Kinetic zonne-energie mobile tel. of Modelabs: U-turn. Blade by means of Slashgear

Kinetic zonne-energie mobile tel. of Modelabs: U-turn. Blade by means of Slashgear

And the runaway, that uses the movement of the sporting (anyway moving) bearer.
Kinetic zonne-energie mobile tel. of Modelabs: Runaway. Blade by means of Slashgear

Kinetic zonne-energie mobile tel. of Modelabs: Runaway. Blade by means of Slashgear

Telephone companies: invest.

Parking = charging: solar energy scooter

scooter op zonne-energie, milieuvriendelijk, zonnepanelen

(Automatic translation ) Juan de la Serva considered this concept for company SunRed. You drive through the city to your appointment. You park. The solar panels slide over your scooter. If you return the batteries have been reloaded.
The innovative concept was rewarded on the Barcelona engine show, a prototype follows.

scooter op zonne-energie, milieuvriendelijk, zonnepanelen

The extending panels have in total a surface of 3 square meters. As a comparison: the Luna 4 has a solar panel surface of 6 m2.

scooter op zonne-energie, milieuvriendelijk, zonnepanelen

Range with entirely loaded batteries would be approximately 20 kilometres, might be enough for in the city. Do park your scooter in the sun though! In Spain thats not to difficult.

scooter op zonne-energie, milieuvriendelijk, zonnepanelen

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