Roll solar panel is a new way to take quick and easy power with you. The technology behind these flexible, rollable, versatile solar panels is called “thin-film” technology. This technology is also being incorporated into the fabric of outdoor-sports clothing and supplies like backpacks. Rollable solar panels offer much more versatile and powerful installation options than their flat-panel predecessors.

These roll solar panels can be laid out flat on the ground for power, then rolled up to as small as two inches in diameter and stored or transported in a tube. This takes up much less space and are lighter than the conventional solar-power-to-go units and can offer enough power to charge a laptop, something that previous portable units could not do.

For rescue workers in Japan, a company there has produced a solar generator backpack unit that inc generators into the area or the gallons of gas to keep them running. It corporates a roll solar panel, batteries, and cabling that can be carried into earthquake-damaged or other disaster areas and set up to power computers, phones, and other equipment. Granted, they would have to carry in pre-charged batteries for the first night, but otherwise it would be a quicker, more sustainable power source.

For adventurers, this new technology allows them to document their travels more completely than ever before. They no longer have to choose between complete documentation and carrying many heavy batteries. Flexible roll solar panel can be carried and used mostly anywhere – even in the middle of the ocean, as extreme sea kayakers have proved by documenting their voyage.

For the rest of us who only plan on trekking to our favorite camping spot, thin-film flexible solar panel technology offers us the same benefits. It’s lightweight, space-saving, and offers a lot of solar power. Even if you drive to your camping spot, you can just roll out the solar panel onto the roof of your car to power your equipment.