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$ASTI Flexible new solar panel is almost 80% lighter than traditional panels


Solar panels just got a lot slimmer. Zhengrong Shi, a.k.a. the Sun King, is now marketing eArche, a super flexible, ultrathin solar panel that could stretch along building facades, atop buses, or on top of carports to charge electric cars. According to Shi, the groundbreaking panel has unlimited potential, and 40 kilowatts (kW) of the new technology has already been installed in three locations throughout Australia.



eArche draws on a composite material like that utilized in airplane windows that is almost 80 percent lighter than conventional photovoltaic panels, according to RenewEconomy. Shi is distributing his new products through Australian company Energus and Hong Kong company SunMan, and believes eArche is the biggest innovation in over 10 years in the solar industry. He told RenewEconomy, “Most of the cost reductions we have seen come from manufacturing, growing efficiency, and supply chain. There has been very little innovation on products and applications, so we have decided to focus on the panel itself, which has been very rigid and heavy.”

Some companies haven’t been able to install solar because panels are too heavy for their buildings’ roofs, but Shi’s technology could remove that issue. Rooftop solar systems typically weigh around eight metric tons for a 100 kW array, according to The Daily Advertiser, but eArche weighs just around two metric tons for 100 kW.

Shi said eArche can be custom-shaped for building roofs or walls. He told RenewEconomy, “We think governments should require all new buildings to have solar panels integrated into their structure. With this panel, it is easy to do.” SunMan also envisions the technology on RVs, yachts, vending machines, and more.

Time will tell if eArche is as revolutionary as Shi thinks. The technology stands in contrast to Tesla’s proposed solar tiles, which Shi said is “the wrong way of doing it” largely due to expense and weight.

http://inhabitat.com/flexible-new-solar-panel-is-almost-80-lighter-than-traditional-panels/

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$ASTI SilentFalcon™ drone, the COMMANDR 20™, and the GENERATR100™ "ASTI's solar panels integrated in the wings of drones and UAVs, that flight time can be increased by 30-50%. The paperwork explains that this offers an attractive trade-off over additional batteries built into the aircraft, which can add significant weight. We were impressed to learn that ASTI's solar is engineered for optimal performance in subzero temperatures and minimal sunlight, making them the perfect fit for deep space exploration applications. SilentFalcon™ is a private company established to bring state-of-the-art technologies to unmanned aircraft systems. SilentFalcon™ was recently granted an airworthiness statement by NASA, joining the likes of aerospace companies such as Boeing (NYSE: $BA ) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: $LMT ). "

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