One of the main points of SolarPunk is that we’ve already got the technology we need to get us out of our current mess:
We have the technology we need – Sidmouth Solarpunk
As the New Scientist demostrates, from a couple of years ago:
“If we’ve done our job, no one will even know that they’re there,” says Hunter McDaniel at UbiQD, a materials manufacturing firm in the US. He and his colleagues have developed transparent solar panels that are indistinguishable from regular glass.
Windows become transparent solar panels with added nanoparticles | New Scientist
With this from the industry – painting pretty much a SolarPunk vision:
Imagine a city where towering buildings covered in glass windows surreptitiously harvest energy from every corner of the non-visible light spectrum to provide occupants with both a completely clear view and clean energy.
Nanoparticles enable completely clear, industry-sized solar windows – pv magazine International
And with this from the Bored Panda blog:
The “Solarpunk” Online Group Shares 30 Environmental Memes That People Can Relate To | Bored Panda