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This mirror is 100 times cheaper than mirrors for cheap solar electricity & thermal energy (youtu.be)

submitted 1 month ago by poVoq@slrpnk.net to c/diy@slrpnk.net

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[–] morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

... just make sure you don't light the grass or your neighbor's house on fire

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago

What if my neighbors are ants?

(I've never actually used a magnifying glass on ants and I don't plan to start, it's just the trope)

[–] Cybermatrix1@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

I follow this person already for a while, very interesting things he come up with

[–] sinkingship@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Regarding solar electricity: does that mean to mirror the sunlight to a solar panel? If so: ignoring, that one would constantly need to adapt the mirror's position, I think I also read somewhere that solar panels decrease efficiency with heat. So my question is: could one increase solar panel output by bundling light or would heat related inefficiency cancel that out?

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

I think if the mirrors are used to boost the solar panel during times of the day/year when the sun angle is not optimal, it shouldn't be an issue.