But if you could combine it with a solar panel, using the same footprint somehow, then you at least get some output while the sun isn't shining, which would be

But if you could combine it with a solar panel, using the same footprint somehow, then you at least get some output while the sun isn't shining, which would be better than now. I'm sure that's a huge BUT for an engineer currently, I'm not trying to say it's easy or even doable, but that's the only reasonable use I could see, if it's just a touch extra energy for a solar panel, I could see it as a value-add, if the added cost is low enough.