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Solar concentration only works with direct sunlight. Even a small amount of haze makes power output plummet. Outside of deserts, concentrating solar isn't terri
by sbierwagen 14y ago
Solar concentration only works with direct sunlight. Even a small amount of haze makes power output plummet. Outside of deserts, concentrating solar isn't terribly useful, and in deserts, you want a technology that allows better concentration ratios, like solar thermal. There's a reason concentrated PV is unpopular.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentrated_photovoltaics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentrated_photovoltaics