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How Solar Panels are Shaping Tomorrow
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Solisville has always been in energy precarious. It is a town perched atop rolling hills and rimming dense forests. Unfortunately, this town relied on an aging power grid that would often fail. The power failures leave the inhabitants of Solisville in the dark. Until one day, a young engineer, Leo Martinez, came into town, with a vision-inventing something to capture and harness the sun's energy using the latest technology in solar panels.
Bright Idea
For several years, Leo had been pursuing advances in photovoltaic cells, and he imagined Solisville could serve as a model for sustainable energy. The secret behind his vision was a truly new version of solar panel based on perovskites these materials can absorb sunlight much better and convert it into electric energy far more efficiently compared to regular silicon panels.
These new panels produce energy even under low lighting, Leo said. They are lighter, cheaper to manufacture, and can be applied on more surfaces-from windows to roads.
Powering the Future
A Challenge in the Shadows
Not everyone wanted this change. Strong energy companies, namely Nexus Power, see solar energy technology as a deathblow to their existence. They lobbied against the project…
