article_snippet.sent: Various types of renewable energy such as solar and wind are often touted as being the solution to the world’s growing energy crisis.
article_snippet.sent: But one researcher has come up with a novel idea that could trump them all - a biological solar panel that works around the clock.
article_snippet.sent: University of Cambridge scientist said panels of plant material could power appliances in our homes.
article_snippet.sent: ‘If we can crack this, we can get a very large flux of electrons coming out, then we can build a biological solar panel,’ Dr Paolo Bombelli told MailOnline.
article_snippet.sent: For example, Dr Paolo Bombelli said people could have one of these panels on the roof of people house to power certain appliances in people home.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Paolo Bombelli Dr Paolo Bombelli said in regions where people don’t have access to energy, biological solar panels could be useful for tasks such as growing crops.
article_snippet.sent: People could be shown how to build the simple systems and, unlike solar panels which require technical expertise to fix, the biological solar panels can be fixed easily.
highlights_snippet.sent: University of Cambridge scientist said panels of plant material could power appliances in our homes .
  