I'm a big fan of solar energy. Apart from the technology's potential to reduce environmental damage, when it really gets optimised, it also creates a lot of convenience. As a product reviewer, I've noticed an increase in the number of products that now come with a solar panel of sorts. It reminds me of the early days of USB. Battery technology has also improved a lot. Lithium-ion technology has really moved us ahead in that area. Low energy, high efficiency, LED technology is the third pillar in the trifecta. Those three things making the leaps and bounds in the past two decades have brought us to a world where we can charge a light by solar and have it last all night. That was unfathomable just a couple of decades ago.

I'm waiting for the day when solar is so efficient and optimised that the body of my computer would be made entirely of solar panels. Of course the display technology would also have advanced to the point that it uses up only fractions of the amount of energy it requires now. The battery tech would, indeed, have leaped forward remarkably to make this happen. This may sound impossible now, and I'm sure people can show me why not but, when it comes to science and technology, I never say never ever again.

Peace & Love,

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