Understanding the impact that food wastage has on biodiversity loss and climate change, I hope that this endeavor continues to succeed.
"Solar energy is on the rise, but there's one main obstacle with this power source. Mapua University student Carvey Ehren Maigue has created a solar panel that solves this common efficiency issue facing the renewable resource. So what is it that skeptics of solar energy point to? Its dependency on ideal sunny conditions. Luckily, Maigue’s AuREUS system is designed to continue harvesting light even during cloudy weather. This added ability means the new panels can produce energy almost half of the time, whereas current panels only produce 15-25% of the time.
Maigue realized that his system could work in the same way as the Northern Lights, which greatly inspired him. (In fact, the name AuREUS is derived from “aurora borealis.”) He describes that in the naturally occurring version, “high energy particles are absorbed by luminescent particles that re-emit them as visible light.” In his artificial version—the solar panel—Maigue retrieved the luminescent particles found in some food waste and trapped them in a resin substrate. When these particles are hit by UV light, they absorb and reflect light. The reflections of visible light are concentrated to the edges of the panels, where PV cells capture them to convert to DC electricity. This is the core idea behind both systems of AuREUS: the Borealis Solar Window and Astralis Solar Wall."
Student Creates Solar Panels Made From Food Waste That Can Produce Energy Even on Cloudy Days
"Solar energy is on the rise, but there's one main obstacle with this power source. Mapua University student Carvey Ehren Maigue has created a solar panel that solves this common efficiency issue facing the renewable resource. So what is it that skeptics of solar energy point to? Its dependency on ideal sunny conditions. Luckily, Maigue’s AuREUS system is designed to continue harvesting light even during cloudy weather. This added ability means the new panels can produce energy almost half of the time, whereas current panels only produce 15-25% of the time.
Maigue realized that his system could work in the same way as the Northern Lights, which greatly inspired him. (In fact, the name AuREUS is derived from “aurora borealis.”) He describes that in the naturally occurring version, “high energy particles are absorbed by luminescent particles that re-emit them as visible light.” In his artificial version—the solar panel—Maigue retrieved the luminescent particles found in some food waste and trapped them in a resin substrate. When these particles are hit by UV light, they absorb and reflect light. The reflections of visible light are concentrated to the edges of the panels, where PV cells capture them to convert to DC electricity. This is the core idea behind both systems of AuREUS: the Borealis Solar Window and Astralis Solar Wall."
Student Creates Solar Panels Made From Food Waste That Can Produce Energy Even on Cloudy Days