The mit lab team revealed a new tech concept that captures and utilizes the waste heat that is usually emitted by solar panels.
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There is now enough installed solar energy capacity in the u s.
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Another new and exciting technology that could come to fruition in 2020 is solar thermophotovoltaics.
To power 13 5 million homes and this amount is expected to double in the next five years.
On the other hand polycrystalline solar panels have average efficiency values between 12 and 18 and a lifespan of 23 27 years.
Panels using this new technology were found to be up to eight percent more efficient at converting sunlight.
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The technology effectively uses new solar panel compounds that convert thermal energy into focused beams.
The solar energy industry is part of a very dynamic market.
Many factors including government policies fossil fuel costs solar energy technology advances commodity prices and even public awareness of the climate crisis impact.
The company reckons it can deliver the panels at roughly half the cost of a standard solar panel thanks to a variety of technology improvements.
Perhaps the most promising new tech is perovskite solar cells which could soon be used to create solar paint.
Of course the work doesn t stop there as mit researchers reminded us in may when they announced new technology that could double the efficiency of solar cells overall.
Remarkable panel manufacturers of this technology are gcl trina solar and kyocera.
And there are actually lots of other innovative residential solar technologies in development or currently being rolled out in 2020.
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