http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2005/09/28/giving-new-meaning-to-sun-worshippers/ Trends, happenings and innovations in the clean technology market Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2005/09/28/giving-new-meaning-to-sun-worshippers/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Anonymous Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:47:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2005/09/28/giving-new-meaning-to-sun-worshippers/#comment-74 The US government funds a lot of research and development for Konarka's tech and others. Currently, efforts are being made to improve the efficiency and lower the cost of manufacturing/printing the materials. The military tents with all solar roofs are quite impressive, though I don't know how well they would hold up to being folded, shipped half-way around the world, and set-up in a desert. But it looks really promising. The US government funds a lot of research and development for Konarka’s tech and others. Currently, efforts are being made to improve the efficiency and lower the cost of manufacturing/printing the materials. The military tents with all solar roofs are quite impressive, though I don’t know how well they would hold up to being folded, shipped half-way around the world, and set-up in a desert. But it looks really promising.

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