Flexible Solar Fabric from FTL Solar
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FTL Solar has developed a lightweight tensile fabric with integrated solar cells that not only provides shade but also allows the user to generate renewableenergy. The solar fabric is great for use in parking lots and rooftops.
The lightweight fabricdoesn’t need any mounting hardware and has been made available in twovariants, The Powermod 285 and the Powermod 1200, which generate 285Wand 1200W of renewable electrical power respectively. While the Powermod 285 is great for powering computers, fans and other fixtures, thePowermod 1200 generates about 4.5KWh of energy a day.
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Via: Inhabitat
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