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Solar Soft House Converts Household Curtains into Household Current

Posted June 12, 2008 8:24 AM

From Engadget:

Filed under: Household Bravo Sheila Kennedy, bravo. You might just save us from our gadget-obsessed selves if the Soft House you've designed can pump the 16,000 watt-hours you predict. The design features thin photovoltaic films woven into semi-transparent curtains. The idea is similar to the solar power ski-suits (seriously) we've seen. Unfortunately, a home fitted entirely in solar textiles is still too costly at the moment. Cost measured in cash, apparently.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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06/13/2008 11:06 AM

This would be good to add to sail boats for supplemental power. This could also be used in super hero capes to keep the utility belts charged. ( with respect to Marvel and DC comics)

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06/13/2008 12:52 PM

Abosolutely. We should have hundreds or thousands of sailboats, all chained together in a long loop across a body of water, and the chains holding them together will be wound around a capstan at each end, attached to a turbine to generate power. Each boat will have automatic helm and sheet control. All the sailboats on one side of the loop will be on a starboard tack and the sailboats on the other side will be on a port tack. This too will be a great way to generate power.

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06/13/2008 12:59 PM

Now that would be a site to see from the air. If you could get enough boats it would look like a giant pinwheel!!

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