We are seeing more and more homes throughout the country with solar panels on their rooftops and, as solar power continues to grow in popularity, the cost of solar energy continues to decrease. But solar energy and photovoltaic panels aren’t just for residential power anymore. In fact, we are seeing solar power being used everywhere from the medical industry to the automotive industry. We are even seeing some of the first solar-powered cars on the road today!
With the cost of solar power decreasing, many industries are taking advantage of solar energy and we are going to take a look at 4 that you might not expect. Let’s take a look:
4 Alternate Uses Of Photovoltaic Technology
Solar Windows- solar electric window technology transforms the light that comes through the window panel into clean, usable electricity. This can be applied to buildings or solar powered electric cars.
Vaccine Refrigerators- in certain developing countries around the world, 24-hour electricity isn’t always guaranteed, and in some areas, there is no electrical grid. This means that photovoltaic technology must be used to provide power to important medical equipment such as vaccine refrigerators.
Solar-Powered Car Surfaces- this is a new technology with very few actual working examples of solar-powered cars. Many of the automotive industries top manufacturers are considering using solar-powered car surfaces to recharge electric and hybrid car batteries. Aptera, a leading solar power manufacturer in California, has just released their own solar-powered car, the world’s first Never Charge electric vehicle.
Smart Solar Cities- from solar-powered streetlights to solar-powered security cameras and more, today’s smart cities are being powered by solar energy. are currently used all across urban areas. The sun charges a battery during the day, and streetlights and other lights which use light-emitting diodes (LEDs), are lit throughout the night. This is making cities such as San Diego, safer.
These are all very good examples of how solar energy can be used to make cities safer, people healthier and the world a whole lot greener.
The World’s First Never Charge Electric Vehicle!
While many solar-powered vehicles are still in the prototype stages, there is one company whose solar-powered vehicles are already on the road. Aptera has launched the world’s first Never Charge electric vehicle. With one of the automotive industry’s most innovative on-vehicle solar packages, the Aptera “Never Charge” Solar enables you to travel more than 40 miles a day, and over 11,000 miles per year, without ever having to the plugin.
Contact Aptera
To learn more about the benefits of solar-powered vehicles and to see the world’s first Never Charge electric vehicle, contact Aptera today!
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