Posts Tagged ‘Xtreme Concentrated Photovoltaics’

2 $ per watt – IBM using a large lens to concentrate the Sun’s power

2 $ per watt – IBM using a large lens to concentrate the Sun’s power

IBM came out with this super discovery. They focus the sun over 2300x onto a silicon photovoltaic panel and they were able to pull 70 watts of it !!! It’s amazing. I mean, this could really change the bussiness. The trick lies in IBM’s ability to cool the tiny solar cell. Concentrating the equivalent of