Can you imagine a solar cell taking energy from water? If you think its weird, you need to think again. Phil Pauley, a British industrial designer, has already done this. Pauley has designed Marine Solar Cells, which are capable of taking energy from both the sun and the sea water on which it floats.
The designer was successful in doing this with the help of a web of energy generators. With the web of energy generators, he made it possible to capture energy off-shore, as he cleverly combined floating photovoltaics and natural buoyancy displacement.
According to an Ubergizmo report, the reflective nature of water enables the solar component’s efficiency to be increased by another 20 per cent or so compared to having it remain stationary on land. An even more interesting fact is that the Marine Solar Cells can be manufactured by recycled materials. Because of its connection with underwater mooring, the marine solar cells can be placed just about anywhere off-shore. This can result in subsea batteries or power plants. This technology is presently in its conceptual stage.
The designer was successful in doing this with the help of a web of energy generators. With the web of energy generators, he made it possible to capture energy off-shore, as he cleverly combined floating photovoltaics and natural buoyancy displacement.
According to an Ubergizmo report, the reflective nature of water enables the solar component’s efficiency to be increased by another 20 per cent or so compared to having it remain stationary on land. An even more interesting fact is that the Marine Solar Cells can be manufactured by recycled materials. Because of its connection with underwater mooring, the marine solar cells can be placed just about anywhere off-shore. This can result in subsea batteries or power plants. This technology is presently in its conceptual stage.
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