Solar Panels – Don Davidson

Climate Change

Perovskite Solar Panels

The heart of today’s solar panels is silicon. Silicon is the primary element involved in absorbing sunlight and generating electricity. But it looks like tomorrow’s solar panels may use perovskite instead of silicon.[1] Perovskite is a calcium titanium oxide mineral first discovered in the Ural Mountains of Russia by Gustav Rose Read more…

By DonDavidson, 2 weeks2 weeks ago

Climate Change

Avoiding Hurricane Blackouts

Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico earlier this week, leaving more than a million residents without power. But some still had power—those with generators, and those with solar panels. Nery Torres is grateful to be among the latter. Because of solar panels, and a non-profit called Casa Pueblo which installed them, Read more…

By DonDavidson, 3 years3 years ago