Solar power could come to play an important role in motor vehicle traffic. If solar energy tinkerers have their way, we will soon be powered on solar roads in cars with solar roofs derived fuel from sunlight ride. The first and last are still being developed, but you can (not to be confused with a sun roof) to get a car with a solar roof. A solar roof is made of solar panels, which make the car more efficient and you can find the latest models of Toyota Pruis made.
The Prius is the leader in environmentally friendly car market. There is a lot of criticism from some (read Top Gear) for lack of proper power. In the past, it is also considered a fad that would have been released only popular for its illusion of green. But it was a hit with celebrities of a certain premiums and soon gained a respectable following. Since its inception it has been shown that there is much more than a flash-in-the-pan novelty car, with the result that its competitors is to keep fighting.
The solar panels are just one example of Toyota ingenuity. Their primary goal is to provide the air conditioner the necessary energy, which means that you do not feel guilty about staying cool. You will also absorb heat while the car is parked, which means that you do not bake when you get yourself too, it will take a long time to get the interior to a comfortable temperature.
Fuel is derived from sunlight is a great idea as solar panels on the roof of a car. But by Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, there is a real possibility.
Renewable Power News reported that a team of scientists from Sandia Labs have developed a counter-rotating ring receiver reactor recuperator, and as this is a bit of a mouthful, is they also have a handy shortcut - CR5 short.
Put very, very simply, CR5 is a solar-powered reactor. It collects carbon dioxide in the flue gases emitted from power plants contain. Using the Fischer-Tropsch process and some ceria rings, the carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide is in changes water into oxygen and hydrogen. It then combines the separate components making hydrocarbon fuel. The team is currently working on an extraction method that would would allow the reactor to carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere, making the fuel 100% carbon neutral. But the use of CO2 that would normally enter the atmosphere and do some damage is a pretty good start.
The technique is not perfect. At least not yet, but the team's efforts at Sandia National Labs, inspired by some friendly competition from the guys at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, will soon see yourself in our state-of-the-art solar-powered cars.
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