| Folding solar panels are flexible, durable and also | | | | Based on the technology used to build Folding |
| highly efficient in terms of producing power for | | | | solar panels and its size and wattage, it can |
| electronic devices. It is emerging as new trend in | | | | energize different variety of electronic devices. |
| the field of solar technology. The biggest reason | | | | These folding solar panels can generate enough |
| behind this is that Folding Solar Panels are quite | | | | power to charge Cell Phones, Hand held Radios, |
| usable in most of the electrical power | | | | Trickle Charging, GPS devices, iPod, Power |
| emergencies scenarios, like emergencies, camping, | | | | rechargeable Flashlights, MP3, Running Bilge Pumps, |
| traveling, adventure, exploration, road, fields | | | | Fish Finders, Lanterns, CB radios, Satellite phones, |
| where power supply line is not at all available to | | | | Small Color Television, Portable XM satellite Radio |
| power up discharged electronic devices. As name | | | | and Portable games. There is wide range of |
| suggests Folding solar panels are quite compact | | | | Folding Solar Panels and Flexible Solar panels are |
| and can fit into purse, glove box, rucksack, laptop | | | | available in the current market viz. 5watt, 6.5 |
| bags or in most of the small area. | | | | watt, 12 watt, 25 watt and 30 watt. As few |
| The latest Flexible Solar Panels have wide range | | | | electronics devices take less energy then others, |
| of features associated with it. There is lot of | | | | 30 watt Flexible Solar Panels can pretty much |
| research going on into the field of materials, used | | | | charge most of the electronic devices effectively |
| for building solar panels and its packaging. | | | | with faster pace. With 30 watt, one can charge |
| Manufactures are trying to make it more light | | | | devices like laptops, car battery and almost all |
| weight and flexible, and in the current market | | | | types of cell phones and PDA devices, though it |
| these Panels weighs from few ounces to pounds | | | | weighs around 2 pound but it can fold down to |
| depending upon the wattage and material used, | | | | about eight by ten inch area. |
| but in the most cases these are extremely light. | | | | We have looked at effectiveness of Folding Solar |
| Few of them can also work in very harsh and | | | | Panels in power emergencies scenarios along with |
| rugged conditions, even in cloudy and rainy | | | | its compactness. As Solar Technology is becoming |
| conditions; those can work even after getting | | | | cheaper and effective, we now can effectively |
| drenched in rainy water. | | | | utilize in our life. |