{"id":6270,"date":"2018-01-10T17:41:32","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T17:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portal.solar.com\/learn\/2018-craziest-solar-technologies\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T19:27:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T19:27:51","slug":"2018-craziest-solar-technologies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solar.com\/learn\/2018-craziest-solar-technologies\/","title":{"rendered":"The Craziest Solar Technologies Coming in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Solar technology has been in existence since <\/span>1876<\/a>\u00a0when William Grylls Adams and his student researcher discovered that you can produce electricity by exposing selenium to light.<\/span><\/p>\n

This confirmed that it was possible to produce energy from light. This method, however, was not nearly efficient enough to be practical, but it paved the way for the future or solar technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

From that point until now, there have been drastic improvements in the efficiency and practicality of solar technology. Even though it has been over 100 years since this discovery, we are still at the early stages of solar tech. There is still so much on its way, and in 2018 we will start to see some of these applications come to life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lumeta Solar<\/span><\/h2>\n

Lumeta Solar<\/span><\/a> is a solar panel company that is introducing a new solar module that is much easier to install on one\u2019s roof. Their module is a frameless panel that has a strong adhesive applied to its back. To install these panels, you simply peel off the paper that is covering the adhesive and stick the panels directly onto your rooftop. Depending on your roof type and the number of panels, this installation method can take just a few hours.<\/span><\/p>\n