Seems it would be easy to convert the energy into a home power source.
It does indeed seem it would be easy to heat hot water or power something with steam. Get off the bike Gilligan, I have a mirror!
I made one of these a couple years ago from some cardboard boxes and aluminum foil. Stuck it out in the sun and the thing got up to about 220 degrees.
http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/%22Minimum%22_Solar_Box_Cooker
Solar ovens are a neat tech. Some variations have parabolic mirrors:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_oven
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_furnace
The parabolic ones are dangerous though. You put your hand or your face at the focal point of the mirror and you’ll lose ‘em.
Seems it would be easy to convert the energy into a home power source.
...until one considers the sun.
Not always available
not in the same place ever. One needs a tracking device.
One third of the time, is hidden.
the efficiency starts off not very good, and gets worse.
the device needs to be in space, following the sun 24 7 and then it would be prohibitively expensive, or on tracks at the equator, and the same scenario would apply. Not agin it, just saying.