US Solar 'breakthrough' brings ray of hope
If you need a bit of cheering on a grey January morning, turn your thoughts instead to California sun: a bit of good news from Silicone Valley this week has raised the hope of affordable, effective solar energy for the future.
The innovation -- which would make solar energy as 'cheap as coal power' -- was funded by several benefactors, including the founders of Google who declared themselves committed to green technology last year. It means panels could soon be made as quickly and easily as though they were on a printing press. The new-style panels would be so flexible they could be placed in many more places than just rooves and flat surfaces. Could this be the first clear indication that private companies are really prepared to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to the much-trotted-out aim of 'making the world a better place'? Let's hope so!
[Via the Guardian]
