ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,494,734, issued on Dec. 9.
"DIY vertical solar tower systems and methods" was invented by David W. Carroll (Grantsburg, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for capturing and storing solar energy. The system includes a solar collection device, at least one battery, and at least one tower forming component. The solar collection device includes a flexible substrate and a perovskite-based photovoltaic layer formed on the substrate. The battery is electrically connected to the perovskite-based photovoltaic layer. The solar collection device is transitionable between a flat state, a storage state in which the solar collectio...