MOONLIGHT LUNAR FRESNEL LENS SOLAR PANEL PV PHOTOVOLTAIC NIGHT SOLAR ENERGY

This video was shot using concentrated moonlight only. We managed to get 1 volt out of a solar panel at 2AM.

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Science & Technology

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• SOLAR
• PANEL
• POWER
• MOONLIGHT
• MOON
• PHOTOVOLTAIC
• FRESNEL
• LENS
• GREEN
• PLANET
• SCIENCE
• FREE
• ELECTRICITY
• Charles
• Fritts

[radiofun7]

If you do this again, try using an accurate meter and measuring in milli volts. That way if you get say 870 mv, you will know what happened.

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

Agreed:-) I thought it would produce more. I will be doing this again the next full moon before summer. It is just miserable outside at night here in July. Humid, hot, mosquitos, muddy, condensation. I already miss the great weather we have been experiencing.

[johnalba87]

this is the first lunar power video i've ever seen! it just might be a "world's first"! :D

but please be more careful with those mosquitoes. we don't want you guys to get malaria, dengue or anything like that. :(

all hail GREENPOWERSCIENCE! :D

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

Thank you

I never have seen any lunar solar projects.

Mosquitos are a pain, we usually never wear shorts or short sleeves in the summer. Sounds backwards but they always find you any time of the day. Especially when working.

We have big fans with screen and catch about 500-1000 a night, but it makes no difference. There are 3 bats at work too. Gonna build em a bat house.

I like the winter here, when the temp drops below 60F I can wear summer clothes.

Do not like DEET (:X) and burns my skin.

[sonofhendrix]

i'm wondering if i could use the street lamp outside my house to do the same thing, and then sell the energy back to the electricity company. LOL.

[jamescgale]

This video is ment for educational reasons and not entertainment. If you come here and have an disagreement then fine, but theres no need for name calling or addressing someone negitively.

[bodryn]

@bodryn The magnitude of a full moon is about -12.7. The magnitude of the sun is about -27. There is a logarithmic relationship of about 2.512 per magnitude of brightness, so you could take 2.512 to the 14th power to get an idea of the ratio of power available, sun vs. moon.

[bodryn]

I have a couple of thoughts on this:

1) The full moon is highest in the sky when the sun is lowest, i.e., in December/January when you could also escape the mosquitoes better.

2) The albedo (reflective capability) of the moon is about 6% of the sunlight that hits it. I don't know what percent of that would be usable solar power for a panel.

[jezikime]

is this real working?

[7onathan1]

its a lunar panel :) creative idea! keep up the good work!

[OCD450]

No doubt that if this was done in the winter months with no humidity this would have worked wonders for you . Your idea was sound and should have worked with out a problem. You two put out some fantastic videos! Keep up the great work!

[rlwieneke]

if obama sees this it will be categorized as shovel ready.

[junkyardnut]

Gov Moon Beam there you are!

[junkyardnut]

Why not carpeting the Moon all over with alum foil to shine it even brighter like the Sun ooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww!!­!!!!!!!!!!!

[geerboks]

try this in winter as the moon will be over your hemisphere when it's winter and so be slightly larger when full! good luck!

[derekcolman]

@Rescueswimmer85 . Not helpful. The mirror would increase the amount of solar energy reaching the earth, and cause global warming. It's better to collect some of the solar energy already reaching the earth.