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Boost Solar Energy By Tapping Infrared Light
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Jul 28 2015 10:40 PM | eds in Solar Power
Our sun blasts out over 50% of its energy as "near-infrared" light,
. . . but solar cells only harvest visible light.
. . . As a result, the best commercial panels only convert about,
. . . 20% of solar energy to electricity.
Researchers from UC Riverside have now figured out,
. . . how to "upconvert" infrared energy into much more useful visible light,
. . . a process that could make solar panels up to,
. . . 30% more efficient.
07-28-2015 Source: Boost Solar Energy by Tapping Infrared Light
. . . but solar cells only harvest visible light.
. . . As a result, the best commercial panels only convert about,
. . . 20% of solar energy to electricity.
Researchers from UC Riverside have now figured out,
. . . how to "upconvert" infrared energy into much more useful visible light,
. . . a process that could make solar panels up to,
. . . 30% more efficient.
07-28-2015 Source: Boost Solar Energy by Tapping Infrared Light
