The objective of creating transparent panels has been around for decades now. It is essentially one of those holy grails of the solar industry since the number of applications for see-through panels is only limited by your imagination. Consider it; virtually anything that uses glass now could become a power source if that glass were replaced with a transparent solar panel.

Your phone could become self-charging set, simply set it, so the glass is currently facing a light source like you know sunlight. You could place it on the table while you’re outdoors having a picnic, eating lunch and instead of your battery continuing to drain off, you might be topping off the charge.

Every window could turn into a panel, from the modest home to the tallest skyscraper; we can transform cities and our towns and cities into renewable stations. It could be a massive advance for electric vehicles.

Up until today, the efforts to reach this grail have … Read More

Renewable Energy On The Rise -Solar Power Generation In Europe And Across the Globe

Solar Power Generation Vs. Nuclear Power Generation

The activists at Greenpeace have been warning others for years about the cons of using nuclear energy. Not only is it very financially expensive, but it is also hazardous in several ways. Nuclear power plants always produce radioactive waste. The US is currently storing this waste at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.

This site is volcanically active which is just as dangerous as it sounds. From there the radiation seeps out into nature. This is why the following news is so exciting. Solar energy is so much cleaner and much safer than nuclear power. Since it uses only photons from the sun, it is entirely natural and renewable.

For the first time, nuclear energy is having to take the backseat to renewable energy in Europe. Gehrlicher Solar reported that 2014 was a record-breaking year. Researchers are predicting that by 2020 … Read More

Solar Power Generation

Solar Power Energy has the world talking these days and for good reasons. It can save people money since it can reduce their energy bills. It’s also beneficial to the environment because the power produced is one hundred percent clean and renewable.

Even though solar energy is a hot topic in the news, most people are unaware of how exactly it works. This article begins with a discussion of solar panel systems and how they produce electricity.

Solar Panel Systems

Multiple solar cells are positioned inside the frame on a solar panel. The performance of the solar cells used will vary based on the material they are made from. Higher quality materials will certainly harvest more solar energy than cheaper ones.

The most common material used in today’s solar panels is silicon. When sunlight touches the solar panels, photons are harnessed. The solar energy collected has electrons that must be extracted, which is the next step. Then … Read More