this post was submitted on 05 Dec 2023
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Solarpunk technology

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Technology for a Solar-Punk future.

Airships and hydroponic farms...

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[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It sounds promising, and was done with already commercially available materials and equipment.

[–] ultra@feddit.ro 11 points 11 months ago

If 10 squirrels say so, this must be true.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Another win for solar. This industry has been exploding for years with no end in sight.

Should be much easier to apply PV to vehicles if these prototypes become as easily commercially produced as they appear to be.

Very exciting

[–] ultra@feddit.ro 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Yup. If we also get transparent solar panels (that only absorb invisible light), we could put them basically anywhere. Solar panel picnic blankets. Solar panel doormats. Solar panel monitors!

[–] anothercatgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago

I want to see a wiring diagram that would take advantage of the invisible solar panels. Wiring up invisible solar panels sounds very difficult, unless you use wireless power transmission as Tesla tried to invent?

[–] anothercatgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

the reason that solar panels are black is that most of the incoming energy from the sun comes as visible light. If we leave that light unabsorbed, we loose out.

[–] ultra@feddit.ro 3 points 11 months ago

Transparent solar panels make more energy than no solar panels.

[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Can't wait to buy a roll of Solar Sheet to put on the roof - or over a tent.

[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"mega" sounds weird to describe thin. "micro-thin" sounds better, methinks.

[–] ultra@feddit.ro 2 points 11 months ago

Someone said this on the original post on one of the technology communities. They probably meant very thin