40 percent cheaper solar modules

It's all about the lenses?

Since I've been looking into some solar power options to add onto my house, I was very happy to find some solar displays at this year's NextFest.

In addition to Kyosemi's Sphelar solar cells, the ClearPower solar modules of Stellaris also caught my attention. Using small lenses to concentrate light, Stellaris claims to be able to reduce the need for photovoltaic material by two-thirds, which equates into about 40 percent cheaper solar modules.

Bright, very bright!

Sphelar's shape-shifting solar cells

And you can see through it?

There were some excellent examples of solar power at NextFest that I'll be covering this week. Possibly my favorite was the Sphelar solar cell by Kyosemi.

I receive an incredible amount of solar heat through my windows in my house's western-exposed Southern California windows. How great would it be to turn that solar power into energy?

Now you can.

Kyosemi's sphelar solar cells can absorb light from any angle, including indirect and reflected light, and convert that light into electricity. Thin, flexible and transparent, Sphelar solar cells offer some flexible options compared to flat solar cells.

I wasn't able to find out anything about pricing, but I have sent an e-mail to the company to find out more about this product in terms of availability, pricing, etc. Stay tuned.