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To: alancarp

Thanks I didn’t understand that part.

I see, said the blind man, as he picked up his hammer and saw.


6 posted on 10/13/2016 12:12:29 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Talisker

Now my question is this: though they claim great efficiency, there was a bit in there about ‘lower power’ photons ultimately hitting the photovoltaic cells... which sounds a lot like a loss of efficiency to me. Never mind that the cells themselves are still gonna be only ~30-40% efficient.

However, if they can redirect light to the edges... along with the associated heat... then there’s also a fair chance of making these windows much more thermally efficient - which would save power along with generating some.


10 posted on 10/13/2016 12:20:31 PM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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