The customized, portable, inflatable balloon is made from thin-film cadmium telluride solar cells that deliver an energy efficiency rate of 19%. The device also incorporates an exhaust valve, modules ...

[Becky Stern] likes to harness the power of the Sun. Most of us will immediately think of solar cells and other exotic solar energy techniques. But [Becky] shows how to make a hot air balloon ...

However, something interesting has come up: solar-powered balloons that can produce power at higher elevations where sun collection is more conducive to the weather. A group of environmental ...

Smokey Bear is making a special appearance in the Ozarks for the solar eclipse next week. The Smokey Bear Balloon, a hot air balloon managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service ...

They’ll follow the recent launch with perhaps their most anticipated experiment yet on April 8, when they travel to Illinois to launch a balloon during the upcoming total solar eclipse that will ...

It consists of a customized balloon, 19%-efficient thin-film cadmium telluride solar cells, an exhaust valve, control and storage modules, fixed ropes, and a cord reel, as well as an upper ...

This is the first we remember hearing of solar tetroons. A tetroon is actually a fairly common weather balloon design using four triangle-shaped pieces. The solar part is pretty neat, it’s a ...

The colourful garden additions have been spotted on shop shelves by supermarket customers - and they seem very similar ...

(Google's Project Loon balloons are also solar-heated, but filled with helium.) Built by Cameron Balloons in the UK, the Bristol 2015 Solar Balloon sounds simple enough. The air inside the balloon ...