Why bother with public charging stations, when you have a GoSun Solar EV Charger? The latter can be installed on any roof rack, thus providing a method to charge an EV or Hybrid while parked, at home, the office, or even a remote jobsite.
Austria-based Solarcont has just launched Solarcontainer, a shipping container-sized device that lets you set up a mobile solar power plant just about anywhere. This grid-independent solution is ideal for use in remote areas, as it can ensure a stable energy supply or even replace a public grid with strong power fluctuations.
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UNSW Sydney’s Sunswift 7 is currently the world’s fastest solar electric car over 1000km and NVIDIA Jetson AI helps give it an edge across its 100 automotive monitoring / power management systems. It recently won the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (Cruiser Class) from Darwin to Adelaide.
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MIT engineers and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have developed a solar desalination system that could be more cost efficient than even tap water. Put simply, this device enables water to circulate in swirling eddies, similar to the much larger “thermohaline” circulation of the ocean.
This Origami Solar Travel Panel by Sego Innovations features a patent-pending design that is build to withstand repeated folding, weather, and extended UV exposure. It can be folded up and stored in a backpack or under the front seat of your car. The launch model boasts a SunPower monocrystalline solar cell array capable of generating up to 25 watts of charging.
IKEA teamed up with social business Little Sun to launch two solar-powered LED lamps. Launching April 2023 in select markets, both models have designs inspired by the Sun and how the Earth rotates around it. The light source is shaped like a half-sphere, which is furthger enhanced through the reflection of a mirror to create a shining sun.
Finally, the Aptera Launch Edition solar EV is going into production. It comes equipped with 700 watts of proprietary solar technology that is good for 40-miles per day using just sun power alone. There are in-wheel Elaphe electric motors in each wheel that generate a combined 171 hp, enabling it to accelerate from 0-60 mph in 4.0 seconds, while topping out at 101 mph.
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University of Michigan researchers have developed an innovative new kind of solar panel that can harvest cheap, sustainable hydrogen through artificial photosynthesis. In other words, this new process is around 10-times more efficient than previous water-splitting experiments of its kind while also driving down the cost of sustainable hydrogen.