Magnifying Solar Panels’ Energy As Cheap as Coal
Sunrgi says it developed a way to make solar energy as cheap as coal using panels that focus the sun onto photovoltaic cells equipped with innovative cooling systems.
The company claims its magnifying glasses intensify the sun’s rays 2000 times onto photovoltaic cells, which increases the heat to 3300 degrees Fahrenheit. While such heat will fry silicon in no time, the company says its electronics actually stay just about six degrees above ambient temperature thanks to special heat convection and generous spacing of the electronics. Magnifying Solar Panels’ Energy As Cheap as Coal, Start-up Claims | Wired Science from Wired.com
