December 11th, 2009 
Tushar Mathur New Discoveries in Solar Energy
Anywhere you look today you will see the message, “go green, save your planet and your money.” This is an appealing message for everybody as we are now very much aware of the dire results of ever rising global temperature. Scientists all over the world keep working on finding ways to save energy and improve environment around us.
Solar energy is one such area where many developments have been done in past years. Those days are not very far off when the usage of solar energy becomes a common norm. There’s now a profound conviction among scientist, engineers and professionals that after some years, solar electricity will gain demand and popularity as the overall cost of setting up a solar power system will go down. So, more people will be able to get cheap and sufficient solar energy which will undercut the expenses of oil-generated electric power. The current shortage of fuels and oils has generated a fury amongst individuals, governments and communities into seriously considering solar energy source which is largely available through the sun.
There are not many homes who are taking the benefit from power of the sun. But there are many others who have solar powered their houses and are even getting reimbursed for the surplus solar power they have which gets supplied to the power grid. Currently, heliostats, PV (photovoltaic) cells/plates are being installed to gather the solar energy by placing these solar panels towards the sun. These panels can also be built and installed on spots where the sun shines most.
Now, a polymer foil has been developed which is as thin as a paper sheet and which is lighter by 200 times as compared to the regular solar plates. These inventions and discoveries are mainly aiming to get mass production of solar power. As these polymer foils are extremely light so they can be fixed even to the walls of any structure. This can collect the solar power even on a cloudy day. Now, these plastic solar cells are also invented that could use 6% of the suns energy, but with further study and development they are anticipated to use it to 30%.
Scientists and market analyst agree that in near future many solar farms can be used to harness all our energy needs. That might change radically through the development of the technology and with new breakthroughs. The polymer foil and the flexible plastic materials are only few of the best hopes which will make our environment cleaner, greener and safer.
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