Researchers have developed an eco-friendly inflatable solar panel called SolarStore for domestic use, which would help to save nearly 0.2 tonnes of CO2 emissions each year.

According to a report in ENN (Environmental News Network), the SolarStore harnesses the sun’s natural energy to warm domestic water and can heat up to three full tanks of water per day at temperatures close to 80 Degree Celsius.

SolarStore works by allowing sunlight to pass through a clear outer layer to a black inner layer which holds the water. By a process of heat transfer, the water is then heated up.

The surrounding air between the clear and black layers then acts as insulation to help keep the heat in.

The most noteworthy feature of the device is its simplicity.