Solar Panels Can Allow Underwater Wireless Communications! Massive Cables No Longer Needed?

Solar panels are currently among the main sources of clean energy since they don't use or burn fossil fuels. What makes them quite efficient is that they rely on the sun's light to generate electricity.

Because of this, many people across the globe started building homes that rely on solar cells. But, some experts claimed that this solar tech can actually be used for other things aside from providing electrical energy for houses and cars.

According to News Atlas' latest report, solar panels can enhance wireless underwater communications. If this is true, then massive cables in oceans and seas can be replaced with solar cells.

Solar Panels Enhances Underwater Wireless Communications?

As of the moment, companies need to link ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) and other similar devices to their operators using communications cables.

This can be an issue since cables can get entangled in corals. On the other hand, fish and other marine creatures can also bite it and cause damage to the cables, which can lead to accidents.

However, a team of researchers from China's Zheijang University claims that this problem can be solved using solar panels.

"There is a critical need for efficient underwater communication to meet the increasing demands of underwater data exchange in worldwide ocean protection activities," said Jing Xu, the current leader of the research team, via ScienceDaily.

Light-Based Underwater Communications

Since solar panels can remove the need for massive communications cables, these cells will provide the so-called light-based communications.

Experts claimed that light-based wireless communications are more efficient compared to radio or acoustic waves. This means that it can offer higher speed and lower latency.

Aside from this, it also requires less power. If you want to see more details about the Chinese research team's work, you can visit this link.

In other news, a new solar panel-based electric superyacht has been unveiled. Aside from sailing, the new "Air-Yacht" can also fly.

Meanwhile, Ko-Solar's first U.S. pilot project for solar panels on sound barriers was recently confirmed.

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Written by: Griffin Davis