Trends in Solar Energy Use

There is a widespread information campaign across the world regarding the adverse effects of environmental worsening and global waring. Besides there is growing awareness about the limitedness of the available energy resources necessitating the search for the alternative forms of energy . Solar energy has emerged as most important mode of energy option to its easy availability and clean nature. By solar panels the enormous amount of sunlight available for long period in ayer an be harnessed especially in tropical and subtropical world.nnRetail houses switching on solar powernnThe increasing craze for adopting solar energy for energy needs have also told upon the retailers . Many retail houses are cutting down their expenses after installing solar panels atop roofs of their showrooms. This trends is surely profitablennfor the businessmen in long run by way of reduces electricity bills. In this way the movement for clean and safe energy is finding great strength.nnPrintable solar panelsnnKonark Technologies in technical collaboration with Massachusetts based research organisation has invented special form of solar panel in form of printable panels. Based on a technology similar to the inkjet newspaper printing this sort of solar panels shall increase manifold the application of solar power in urban environment These solar panels can be easily printed as such directly on th surface or mounted upon a surface exposed to the sunlight.nnSolar powered cellular phonesnnNow days of trouble-free mobile phone charging is going to usher in soon. Solar panels based straps attached to the cellular phones charge the battery at one's convenience. Thus it shall be easy outdoor mobile charging experience, thanks to the technology being developed by a Japanese team. At present the technology is being provided by Strap-ya and is called as Solar Charge EC. Very soon it will be available across the world to all the mobile subscribers. The solar charged mobile phone batteries is certainly a big step towards environmental friendly use of energy. The presently used chemical (Lithium based ) mobile batteries cause so much of soil pollution when discarded and are also non-biodegradable.nnSolar panel enabled spacecraftsnnSolar power is not a form of energy that can be utilized for earthly purposes only. Ongoing research project initiated by Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) of USA and United Solar Ovonic is going to make the solar powered space travel a reality. The spaceships and airships based on solar panel system for capturing solar power shall not dependent upon the availability of highly costly propellant fuel. The first batch of solar panels developed by Solar Ovonic company is light weighted and is based on stainless steel. The advent of solar powered space vehicles ensures in the eco-friendly and space travelnnFabrics based on solar panelsnnJapanese companies engaged in developing solar energy application are coming up with clothes laden with small solar panels. Such panels are very thin and modifiable to attach with the fabrics in an aesthetic manner. In addition these fabrics are rendered all cloth like properties including colour.. The functioning of solar panels shall provide sufficient energy to be applied for various purposes, like providing warmth to the body in winter and coolness in summer