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Renewable Energy: Do you think I can get planning...

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    • CommentAuthorSprocket
    • CommentTimeApr 24th 2013
     
    ... for a few of these?

    http://eetimes.com/electronics-news/4412642/IBM-Airlight-boost-solar-energy-10X

    Though, am I missing something?
    Don't you think they sound a bit big for 25kW?

    25kW of regular 20% efficient PV isn't all that large.

    So with micro-fluidic cooling and 80% efficient triple-junction PV cells I would expect to get 25kW from something more like the size of a suitcase.
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeApr 24th 2013
     
    May be waiting a while for a clear day. You ever seen St. Just?
    • CommentAuthorEd Davies
    • CommentTimeApr 24th 2013
     
    Yes, sounds about the same efficiency as normal PV. Only advantage I can see is that it's probably lighter if you want to make the thing track. Can't imagine the costs are much different.
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      CommentAuthordjh
    • CommentTimeApr 24th 2013
     
    I think the cost is the whole point, isn't it? It uses a lot less actual PV cell area than regular panels and the rest is mirrors so it should be possible to make it a lot cheaper. And it collects the waste heat as an extra income stream.
    • CommentAuthorEd Davies
    • CommentTimeApr 24th 2013
     
    Dunno, never built one but a steerable 50 foot dish for less than, say, £40k (guesstimated installed cost of a bit more than 25 kW of ground-mounted PV)?
    • CommentAuthorjms452
    • CommentTimeApr 24th 2013
     
    80% = 30% electrical and 50% thermal

    'the cost of commercial dishes should drop to about $250 per square meter--three-times lower that existing photovoltaic concentrators today, according to IBM.'

    Compared to basic silicon PV at ~$150/m2 @15% this is slightly cheaper and you get the heat for free!
    • CommentAuthorchuckey
    • CommentTimeApr 24th 2013
     
    "of high-concentration photovoltaic cells by as much as 10-times by using micro-fluidic water" . So 10 X 20% = 200% efficiency?
    So water cooled PV, so thats a pump, super pure water +anti freeze, heat exchanger - Do I need more heat in the summer? or some other way of keeping the cooling water cool. Not going to be used in the home, never. I doubt if it will be used in this country except for a few very specialized areas - Tomato growing in Guernsey? Might be some other spin offs from this project that could be useful.
    Frank
    • CommentAuthorEd Davies
    • CommentTimeApr 24th 2013
     
    Posted By: chuckey"of high-concentration photovoltaic cells by as much as 10-times by using micro-fluidic water" . So 10 X 20% = 200% efficiency?
    No, 10 times the output. Since the input is increased (by an only vaguely specified amount from 300 to 500 up to 2000 to 5000 concentration) by using a bigger dish or focusing the light more tightly the change in efficiency, if any, is also not specified.

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