Hot for Solar

Well it's all about Solar today.

For an interesting coverage of some of the common energy myths that need busting The Guardian has released an interesting article - with their top 10 list.

In it they quote the statistic that "solar panels capture only 10% or so of the sun's energy" - however Reuters would beg to differ. Not only do they claim that "Current solar panels ... absorb only about two-thirds of available sunlight" but, more importantly they are also reporting that "surfaces treated with a coating developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, can harvest 96.2 percent of sunlight".

Whatever the truth about today's panels - hopefully the news regarding the coating is reliable.

Find the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy - or visit their web site.