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NEWS : Oxford Brookes University have published an article on our project ( www.business.brookes.ac.uk/ezine/alumnus_goes_green.html ).
A brief introduction to our project...My company, Synthisol Ltd, is developing a new generation of solar photovoltaic panels that use plant molecules to harvest sunlight and produce electricity. Our solar panels promise to be significantly cheaper to manufacture and much more efficient than the current, widely available, panels.
The picture below gives you the general concept behind our technology, though the real process is vastly more complex!
One of our current methods of fundraising is just asking people to donate a very small sum. This has the advantage of avoiding venture capitalists or selling our ideas to large companies. For more information on the background to our project, our technology, solar energy, photosynthesis and global warming please visit: www.helpsavetheclimate.com
NEW! We have a Cafepress shopOur website now has a link to our new Cafepress shop selling environmentally oriented T-shirts. Buy a T and show your concern for the environment. Profits also go towards our solar energy research.
Or you could just donate directlyYou can donate £1 (about $2 USD) to help us develop our plant-molecule based, solar energy technology. This uses Paypal - the online and secure payments intermediary service.
Why we believe in solar energyEveryone is becoming aware of the increasing impact of global warming on our ecosystem. This has largely been caused by the burning of fossil fuels, both in transport and in energy generation, as well as various agricultural practices (e.g. chopping down the forests).
I believe that solar energy has the greatest potential of any of the energy sources. Advantages include:
- sunlight is freesunlight provides 1000 times more energy than we needno pollution or waste is produced by solar generationevery country receives sunlightgreater security of energy supply (energy independence)the Sun has 5 billion years of fuel left the Sun doesn't need maintenance
Unfortunately, current solar photovoltaic panels are too inefficient and/or too expensive to penetrate the global mass electricity generation market in sufficient numbers to have an impact. Our panels have the potential to transform the solar photovoltaic market, by being significantly cheaper to manufacture and much more efficient. We need your help to move the project forwards. For much more information click on the banner below.
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There is still hopeTogether we can transform the planet for the better. We just need to think, act and coordinate. Will we be the generation that finished wrecking the Earth, or the generation that started fixing the Earth? Decide. Now.