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2014-12-09 Science & Technology

In world first, researchers convert sunlight to electricity with over 40 percent efficiency

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-12-09 05:03|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Will turn moonlight into gold with the proper feed in tariff.

Posted by Shipman 2014-12-09 12:46|| 2014-12-09 12:46|| Front Page Top

#2 A key part of the prototype's design is the use of a custom optical bandpass filter to capture sunlight that is normally wasted by commercial solar cells on towers and convert it to electricity at a higher efficiency than the solar cells themselves ever could.

I don't get it. A band-pass filter removes part of the input. It doesn't shift the input frequency. Not clear how this can capture 'wasted' sunlight. Of course, the information has been passed thru a journalism filter...

Posted by SteveS 2014-12-09 20:42|| 2014-12-09 20:42|| Front Page Top

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