{"id":1214,"date":"2009-02-17T17:55:50","date_gmt":"2009-02-17T17:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ietransfer.wpengine.com\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2009-02-17T17:55:50","modified_gmt":"2009-02-17T17:55:50","slug":"portable-communications-soon-to-rely-on-renewable-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiredeconomist.com\/articles\/portable-communications-soon-to-rely-on-renewable-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Portable Communications Soon To Rely on Renewable Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt;color: #000000;font-family: Verdana\"><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredeconom.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/chip2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1216\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredeconom.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/chip2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"123\" \/><\/a>We&#8217;ve all been hoping for that magic green\u00a0solution to powering the increasing number of electronics imbedded in our <em><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">communications hungry<\/span><\/em> lifestyle. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freescale.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Freescale Semiconductor <\/span><\/a>has an answer for us in the way of a new power conversion technology. Hoping to have the product released in mid 2009, one of the effects of the technology is that &#8220;a single solar cell attached to a mobile phone or other handheld device could charge the gadget&#8221;\u00a0reported Todd Wooder for the <a href=\"http:\/\/greenwombat.blogs.fortune.cnn.com\/2009\/02\/16\/technology-breakthrough-boosts-solar-power\/?source=yahoo_quote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Green Wombat. <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt;color: #000000;font-family: Verdana\"><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt;color: #000000;font-family: Verdana\"><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredeconom.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/freescale-chip.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredeconom.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/freescale-chip1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredeconom.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/freescale-chip2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/span>The chip responds to\u00a0some fundamental problems in solar technology:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt;color: #000000;font-family: Verdana\">1. The unwieldy size of the photovoltaics (PVs) required to power or recharge the battery of a component<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt;color: #000000;font-family: Verdana\">2.\u00a0 The significant drop in energy output of a PV array when some of the panels are shielded from the sun<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt;color: #000000;font-family: Verdana\"><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt;color: #000000;font-family: Verdana\"><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt;color: #000000;font-family: Verdana\"><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredeconom.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/freescale-chip.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredeconom.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/freescale-chip1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredeconom.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/freescale-chip2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredeconom.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/suntech1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1218\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredeconomist.com\/files\/2009\/02\/suntech1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inspiredeconomist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/suntech1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inspiredeconomist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/suntech1.jpg 629w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span>Addressing the latter, given that the converter can be integrated into each solar cell, buildings depending on solar power can expect a significant increase in energy conversion even when some of the panels are shaded; more power created, requiring fewer panels. Cool! One of the companies interested in\u00a0incorporating the technology into its panels is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.suntech-power.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Suntech Power Holdings <\/span><\/a>(STP)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt;color: #000000;font-family: Verdana\">As for our portable communications addiction, we may soon be able to live a guilt reduced life as we power those social media and IM wielding components\u00a0with the renewable energy of solar power -without having to carry the power source in its own attache.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>live a guilt reduced life as we power those social media and IM wielding components with the renewable energy of solar power -without having to carry the power source in its own 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