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Solar Power Reaches New Heights

April 9, 2008 at 9:23 am | In Environment, Sciences |

One of the biggest challenges that stands in the way of solar energy is the large spaces needed to set up arrays of solar collectors. Now, researchers at the Technion in Haifa have come up with a way around that barrier–by making solar collection balloons! These contraptions could hover at a height of a few hundred meters and could provide as much energy as a much larger solar panel. Check out the full details of this bright idea on Reuters.