Solar inventions

What's new in solar inventions?

There's a new development at Solar Inventions: our patent-pending new architecture for solar cells has been released in a new white paper. This innovation, which won the first Made-in-America Solar Prize from the U.S. Department of Energy, is now being offered to manufacturers.

When were solar panels invented?

A breakthrough came in 1954. That's when scientists at Bell Labs used an abundant material called silicon to create the first solar cell that achieved 6% efficiency. Solar panels today use this same basic design, with adjustments that have allowed industrial and commercial solar panels to achieve between 15% and 23% efficiency.

How has solar power changed the world?

Yet in that short time, solar power has revealed the Sun’s limitless potential to power an increasingly technological society. Since the 1950s, NASA has harnessed the energy of the Sun to power spacecraft and drive scientific discovery across our solar system. Today, NASA continues to advance solar panel technology and test new innovations.

How does NASA use solar energy?

Since the 1950s, NASA has harnessed the energy of the Sun to power spacecraft and drive scientific discovery across our solar system. Today, NASA continues to advance solar panel technology and test new innovations. A portrait of French scientist Alexandre Edmond Becquerel, taken sometime in the mid 1800s.

What is the American-made Solar Prize?

Solar Inventions won the American-Made Solar Prize in September 2019, which is a startup competition sponsored by the Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technology Group (DOE SETO) and the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL).

How has solar technology changed over the years?

Advances include greater solar cell efficiency, the introduction of new and more abundant materials, advancements in manufacturing techniques, and flexible designs. At GreenLancer, we've been at the forefront of the solar energy industry since 2013, witnessing these changes firsthand.