Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » solar concentrators http://inhabitat.com Green design & eco innovation for a better world Mon, 20 May 2013 05:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Stanford Unveils Solar Tech That Harnesses Light and Heat http://inhabitat.com/stanford-harnesses-light-and-heat-with-new-solar-tech/ http://inhabitat.com/stanford-harnesses-light-and-heat-with-new-solar-tech/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:00:04 +0000 Cameron Scott http://inhabitat.com/?p=145005
Phot by Nick Melosh We currently have two types of solar energy: energy generated from light, using silicon-based photovoltaic cells, and energy generated from heat, using solar concentrators and heat-conversion systems. What if we could collect both types]]> pete, solar power, photovoltaic cells, solar collectors, heat transfer systems, renewable energy, sustainable design, stanford, nick meloshPhot by Nick Melosh

We currently have two types of solar energy: energy generated from light, using silicon-based photovoltaic cells, and energy generated from heat, using solar concentrators and heat-conversion systems. What if we could collect both types of energy at once? Stanford researchers recently unveiled a new solar tech that can do exactly that — their PETE devices utilize a semiconducting material coated with cesium to boost efficiency levels up to 60 percent — three times that of existing systems.

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