One of LaserMotive’s founders, Jordin Kare, reckons that a similar laser could deliver about as much energy 20km up if the photovoltaic panel were only a few times larger.

Jordin Kare是激光动力公司的创建人之一，他认为只要将光伏板的面积扩大几倍，同样的激光束可以传输20千瓦以上的能量。

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Kyocera pointed out that its solar modules have already been used on the Toyota Prius, which USES a small photovoltaic panel to generate power for the vehicle's interior functions.

京瓷公司指出，其太阳能电池组件已运用于丰田普瑞斯。该组件使用一个小型光电板，以汽车内部各系统运作所需电力。

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The researchers propose creating a biological solar panel, which will contain diatoms instead of photovoltaic cells.

研究人员提议生产一种充满硅藻而不是光伏电池的太阳能生物面板。

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The steep drop in the 2011 contracts comes from the plunge in photovoltaic panel prices over the past two years, largely due to competition from China.

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But the week's most exciting solar story is The Solar Pocket Factory, a DIY backyard photovoltaic panel printing system that can print a solar panel in 15 seconds flat.

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For First Solar, the acquisition of Solar Chile gives the Arizona-based photovoltaic panel manufacturer and developer a big pipeline of projects to keep its factories humming while collecting development and operation fees from the construction of solar power plants.

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