Flying V, a local gasoline retailer, announced that they are in discussion with Terra Solar Global Inc for a possible solar panel manufacturing project. Terra Solar Global Inc is a subsidiary of China Solar Energy. More specifically it will consist of constructing a plant to build solar panels then to export them.
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Solutions Using Renewable Energy Inc. (SURE), has successfully implemented a rural electrification program using solar cells for power. The solar powered grid provides electricity to the barangays (town) of Asibanglan, Limos and Ba-ay in Pinukpuk, Kalinga. The 3 towns have been without electricity, despite the nearest transmission line being only 7 km away.
Using a subsidized financing program, SURE has been able to provide the towns with 440 units of 12-watt solar panels which along with it includes a seven-watt compact fluorescent lantern and a 12V/7AH battery. Along with that are solar-powered recharging stations for each of the three barangays. This will allow the residents to recharge items powered by rechargeable batteries like cellphones, laptops, and televisions. The cost of the entire endeavor was about P2.93 million.
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This concept to build solar cells from semi-organic materials is quite interesting. Developed at the University of Notre Dame it works because the powdered sugar in the donut contains titanium dioxide nanoparticles. When the powdered sugar is coated with an organic dye it can be used as the light-absorbing layer of a photovoltaic device.
Check out the video:
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I found a great tutorial on the net on how to make a solar cell using a copper sheet and some materials that you can easily find around the house.
The only hi-tech tool you’ll need for this endeavor is a micro-ammeter. The rest are fairly common, like a cooking stove, insulated copper wires, used water bottles, salt, metal cutting tools (or you can just bend the copper plate to shape and remove excess pieces.) and water.
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According to Former Department of Energy (DOE) secretary and current chairman of World Wide Fund for Nature-Philippines (WWF) Vincent Perez Jr, there are about $850 Million worth of Renewable Energy projects awaiting the passage of the Philippine Renewable Energy bill.
The Projects on Hold are:
According to a report, Toyota is planning to install solar panels in its next generation hybrid car, the Prius. The solar panels will be mounted on the roof and will be used to help power the air conditioning. It’s not really designed to power anything else according to the report. Kyocera will be the ones to supply the solar panels to toyota.
