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redpoint5 · 09-21-2018, 01:51 PM

Yeah, I'd expect thermal to be more efficient 'cause it wouldn't take much to beat the paltry 20% efficiency of PV. Would be neat if there were some way to turn the heat gathered by the PV panels into useful energy while reducing the panel temperatures.

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