Highly efficient solar technology generates 800 times more power
August 04, 2009, Solar Feeds
In what might be termed as a breakthrough in solar technology, Pyron Solar, a San Diego-based company, has announced the development of a new technology that will change the way solar power is generated and used. The company has developed a unique system that magnifies the energy of the sun up to 6500 times and the output is about 800 times more than other conventional solar cells of the same size.
The company claims that a cluster of cells about the size of team’s logo on a football field produces the same amount of energy as an entire football field full of conventional flat panels.
In what might be termed as a breakthrough in solar technology, Pyron Solar, a San Diego-based company, has announced the development of a new technology that will change the way solar power is generated and used. The company has developed a unique system that magnifies the energy of the sun up to 6500 times and the output is about 800 times more than other conventional solar cells of the same size.
The company claims that a cluster of cells about the size of team’s logo on a football field produces the same amount of energy as an entire football field full of conventional flat panels.
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Permalink Reply by Kim Anderson on -
Dan, Thank you for keeping me informed. A great American invention and another answer to our problem.
Kim Anderson
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Permalink Reply by Michael Knight on -
Plentiful and FREE Alternative Energy Available NOW : CONSERVATION !
AMERICA Wastes over 70% of the Energy it Consumes.
Stop our/the/your Energy Waste Now !
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Permalink Reply by neil cox on -
Can you analyze that 70% waste? That seems way high, especially the inference that correction is free. If we reduce street lighting, accidents will increase. If we stop lighting the exterior of buildings, tenants will cost more to replace and some tenants will have a reduced gross due to customers being less aware of their existence. Replacing long floresent tubes with LED light has very high inital cost and present production of LEDs supports replacing only about 0.1% of the existing floresent tubes. Reducing heat loss in buildings reduces air quality with added health costs for the occupants, unless expensive heat exchangers are added to recover heat from vented air.
We could change zoning laws to make each square mile of a city close to self sufficient. This would stimulate the ecconomy especially for small start up businesses, but there are some costs and some inconvenience for most everyone. The zoning change looks closest to free; Let's go for it! Neil
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Permalink Reply by Scott Baker on -
Wow! A game-changer - if true. A big IF IMO. Of course, if you calculate True Costs, including pollution and resource costs, solar is already cheaper than fossil fuels, and I haven't even factored in the cost of defending foreign oil fields, or importing oil from unfriendly countries. Big Oil is stifling innovation on several levels. Let's keep track of this company and see if it gets bought out and shelved like so many other promising start-ups, or if the DOE or some other impartial agency comes to the rescue.
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Permalink Reply by WALTER REED on -
Does anyone know the efficiency of module conversion on a PER SQUARE FOOT basis of sunlight - of the Fresnel lens module size? This system should be noted as only operational in direct beam sunlight (optical), and would not work in diffuse light such as hazy or cloudy days. None-the-less, for certain SW arid areas of the country, this may be a real contender.
Walter
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Permalink Reply by speedycat on -
They must be football fans.
Do they need to address the heat issue to make this viable? If it can only be used floating in water that seems like it has some downside
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Permalink Reply by Kevin Espeseth on -
Since the Lion's share of collected solar energy will be better used as heat (in a residential home application), this could be a start of some development of combination of effects, to improve a number of results in the application(s).
The amount of the more costly PV cells are reduced, with better efficiency, and the heated water (in the magnified solar area) can serve double duty as cell temp stabilization, and heat for home and/or heat pump machinery (sterling) to cool the home in the summer.
Now, to drop the complexity / cost of all the required components to reach a "turn key -and forget it- " system...
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Permalink Reply by Tom Bailey on -
In times of tough the tough get movin.
Thanks Dan; I know we are on the brink of major plays that will dramatically create visable signs in our energy frontier.
Best; Tom
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Permalink Reply by Jim Martin on -
Concentrating sunlight can allow the area of PV cells to be reduced. It does not mean the area of the system intercepting sun can be reduced. Both fresnel lens and mirror systems provide concentration with reduced cost for the large-area intercepting element.
An issue is what happens to the sun's energy that is not converted to electricity, which is over 70% of the total energy in most cases. In ordinary PV cells, it is radiated or conducted away. In a system like this, it must end up, mostly, in the water. If the system can use the warm water, there can be an extra benefit.
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Permalink Reply by Tom Bailey on
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Latest response from Pyron Solar in regards to dealer/supplier inq. I also asked if the company was on board with the PP.
-----Original Message-----
From: dhigdon@pyronsolar.com [mailto:dhigdon@pyronsolar.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 8:10 PM
To: Tom Bailey
Subject: Re: Info
Hello Tom,
Thank you for your interest in Pyron Solar. Currently, we are not
prepared to enter into supplier/installer contracts. Our manufacturing
capabilities will be able to meet more demand within 12 months.
David Higdon
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