Rooftop concentrating photovoltaics win big over silicon in outdoor testing

ENN
Jul 17, 2017, 1:14 pm117 pts
A concentrating photovoltaic system with embedded microtracking can produce over 50 percent more energy per day than standard silicon solar cells in a head-to-head competition, according to a team of engineers who field tested a prototype unit over two sunny days last fall."Solar cells used to be expensive, but…

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