Solar-Powered Drones, Coming Soon To A Sky Near You
Solar powered drones will be a thing sooner rather than later now that Alta Devices has joined the field with its new lightweight PV cell.
Solar powered drones will be a thing sooner rather than later now that Alta Devices has joined the field with its new lightweight PV cell.
According to The Guardian, Google is testing solar-powered drones to provide high-speed internet from the air, as part of a project called SkyBender. The project aims at delivering 5G internet. This internet technology has the potential of being 40 times as fast as its predecessor 4G, transferring gigabits of data … [continued]
Editor’s Note: We’ve had our eye on Ascent Solar for a long time. Its flexible solar modules have been used by the Denver Broncos, on smartphones, on backpacks, on tents, and more. We also keep an eye on interesting stories about drones. Google has just bought a solar drone company, which … [continued]
Alta Devices and Crystal Solar made business headlines this week, a good sign there’s more to come in the way of making solar power yet more affordable and commonplace.