Certainly, worldwide interest in the Solar Lily has already travelled beyond the private-investor sphere, with the Smithsonian Institute expressing interest in exhibiting the concept in New York next year.
Solar power gilds the lily
Disused waterways, canals and rivers in cities around the world could be planted with nature-imitating giant solar 'lily pads' able to flow large volumes of electricity onto national grids if an innovative renewable variation on photovoltaic (PV) panel technology reaches commercialisation — as now looks likely — next year.
28 May 2009 22:00 GMT
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25 November 2012 9:33 GMT
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