Green Solar Panels Made From Food Waste Generate Energy Without Sunlight

27 Apr 2023 | Abstracted from The Brighterside

"...new variant of solar panels has been created by Carvey Ehren Maigue, an electrical engineering student from the Philippines; Mapua University. These panels can collect ultraviolet light that is not visible to the naked eye and can still penetrate through dense cloud cover, thus addressing the productivity issue.

"...makes use of luminescent particles derived from fruit and vegetable waste that can absorb UV light and convert it into visible. The visible light is then converted into energy using a solar film."

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