• LiquidSmoke
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    6 months ago

    Carter called for solar panels to be installed on the White House in 1979. Modern ones are probably way more efficient but they were definitely a thing.

    • SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Solar panels have also been used in space mission for a very long time. The first solar powered probe was Vanguard 1 in 1958