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\n\t \n\t"The hills are alive with the sound of solar panels." Photo by Boris Horvat\/AFP\/Getty Images.\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\tAnd because solar keeps getting more efficient, we're seeing panels pop up in new, interesting places.\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\tWith efficiency on the rise, it's no longer a shock to hear about things like a solar-powered plane that can circle the globe or massive boats that run on solar energy.\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\t \n\tThis 100-foot boat holds over 1,640 square feet of solar panels. Photo by Fadel Senna\/AFP\/Getty Images.\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\tThe Netherlands even has a road made out of solar panels.\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n\tPhoto by Evert Elzinga\/AFP\/Getty Images.\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\tIt's also becoming increasingly affordable for regular, everyday people to install solar panels in their homes.\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\tThe White House is taking the commitment to solar energy seriously; they recently unveiled an ambitious plan to increase the number of sustainable energy systems across the country.\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\tIf it's getting more efficient and more people want it, what's standing in the way of mainstream adoption? For one, aesthetics.\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\tYes, aesthetics. Some people are turned off by the look of solar panels. Sure, the energy is clean, but what an eyesore, amirite?\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\tA Dallas Morning News article, "Solar energy meets resistance in aesthetics-minded Texas suburbs," details some of the more over-the-top objections to solar power:\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\t"'To allow solar [panels] to go on the fronts of all homes is not right,' said Mark Wood, a North Texas real estate broker and developer. 'Where does it stop? Can everyone put clotheslines out front or park trucks on their front lawn?'"\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\tWhat ?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\tWell, as they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. When compared to the look of, say, an oil or natural gas system, I'd rather go with the panels — but that's just me.\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\t \n\tIt's OK to think this would be a beautiful backyard addition! You do you! Photo by David Hecker\/Getty Images.\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\tHere's a game-changer on the aesthetics front: What if it was possible to create clear solar panels ?\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\tLucky for us, that's exactly what a couple different groups have been working on for the past few years.\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\tSunpartner Technologies has developed technology that can essentially turn the screen of your cell phone into an energy-collecting panel.\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\t \n\tSunpartner co-founder and President Ludovic Deblois shows a photovoltaic screen for smartphones. Photo by Eric Piermont\/AFP\/Getty Images.\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\tResearchers at Michigan State University have developed their own version of transparent panels that could one day be used to replace some glass surfaces<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\t\t"It opens a lot of area to deploy solar energy in a non-intrusive way. It can be used on tall buildings with lots of windows or any kind of mobile device that demands high aesthetic quality like a phone or e-reader. Ultimately we want to make solar harvesting surfaces that you do not even know are there."\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t— Richard Lunt<\/a> of Michigan State University's School of Engineering\n\t<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \n\tsource:upworthy.com\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\t5 reasons why you can become an Add-Energy Renewable Romania PARTNER<\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n\tTo register your Company as ADD ENERGY PARTNER , please access \n\tFor other informations click to When polling firm Gallup asked people what forms of energy they wanted the U.S. to emphasize, solar came out on top, with 79% saying "please give us more of that sweet, sweet sun energy" — or something to that effect. 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