By: Katina Darkadakis

Research since 1850

The Future of fashion
Technology
Smart Textiles

Bend ability
Water resistance
Direct Sunlight
Cost
Marketability

 First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation

First Generation Solar Cells

80% of solar panels
used around the
world
Silicon based
Amorphous
Polycrystalline
Monocrystalline

Second and Third Generation Solar

Cells
Thin film
solar cells
Lower cost
Third
generation
Most widely
used solar
panel
Clothing
Textile

 Electrical energy
Convert sunlight to
energy
Sunny and Cloudy
days
Cooling, Heating,
Lighting

Research in Solar Clothing

Flexible Solar Cell
Sphelar Solar
Cells
Photovoltaic
Carbon Fiber

Flexible Solar Cell

Fudan University in
Shanghai
Solar Cell Textile
2013
Bent more than
200 times
Woven into clothes
Sheets of carbonnanotubes

 Sphelar Power
Corp, Japan
Spherical
Captures light
from all angles
Composed of
warp
Generating solar
energy

 Penn State University

Silicon-based optical
fiber
Weaving silicon solar
wires into a fabric
Utilized to Charge
Electronic Devices

 Diffus Solar Bag

Ralph Lauren RLX
Backpack
Zegna Eco Tech
Solar Jacket
Power Cloth 1G
Pauline Van Dongen
Andrew Schneider
Bikini
Silvr Lining

Diffus Solar Handbag

Danish Design
Company
100 mini solar
panels
Smartphone
Optical Fibers
Lithium battery
hidden away

 Waterproof
Neoprene fabric
3. 45 watts of power
$350 and up

 Sustainable
Washable
Detachable
Panels
Made from
Recycled Plastic
Smartphone
$750

Exotic Solar
Ultra-Light Weight
Flexible
Smartphone
$65 and up

2013
Wearable Solar
Internal structure
Cells of the body
72 Flexible Solar panels
48 Flexible Solar Panels
Smartphone

New York Designer

40 flexible photovoltaic
Smartphone
$500 and up

California Based Company

2010
Unisex
Pockets
Solar Panels
$75-$1000