Flexible Solar Paneling: the Wave of the Future (VIDEO)

July 13th, 2012 by Chelsea

American Nobel Peace Prize winner Alan Heeger rode the wave of solar power innovation all the way to flexible panels. Heeger has spent fifteen years developing pliable solar panels and now he’s encouraging businesses to capitalize on the free sunshine streaming through the windows of their skyscrapers.

Be sure to check out the wavy solar paneled bus shelter at the end of the video. It makes waiting for the bus look like nothing you’ve ever seen.

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Chelsea is a former newspaper reporter who has spent the past few years teaching English in Poland, Finland and Japan. When she wasn't teaching or writing, Chelsea was traveling Europe and Asia, sampling spicy street food along the way.