Smart Sun-Chasing Solar Panels
A Japan-based solar start-up, Smart Solar International has produced a solar panel that can turn its face to the moving sun. Made of aluminum mirror bars, the sun chasing solar panels can provide optical efficiency in power generation throughout the day. Instead of conventional photovoltaic cells, the system makes use of less expensive silicon. To prevent heating of aluminum bars, the solar panel has an advanced system. According to Takashi Tomita, the head of the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology of the University of Tokyo, the sun chasing solar panels can bring both heat and energy.
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