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IBM unveils cheap solar system with promise to harness 2,000 suns

2013-04-24 12:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: IBM scientists have developed a method of dramatically improving the overall efficiency of concentrated solar power systems to 80 per cent. The High Concentration PhotoVoltaic Thermal (HCPVT) system developed at IBM Research's Zurich laboratory uses a mirrored, parabolic dish to direct incoming solar radiation onto PV cells. A tracking system ensures the dish is always in the best position as the sun moves across the sky, enabling it to concentrate the power of 2,000 suns, which the one square...

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