Solar power’s seemingly obvious limitation that it only generates energy when the sun is out, may be overcome by a breakthrough at a Chinese university. A group of researchers associated with the Ocean University in Qingdao found that solar panels combined with super-thin graphene could generate energy even when it rains. The scientists have high hopes their application, once in use, will encourage hesitant policy makers to shift to solar energy, also in countries with less sun hours.
Scientists design solar panels generating energy during rain
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