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I don't know if panels could be built to take concentrated solar, but their cost may exceed benefit. If you double the sun on panels do they need a cooling system?
Heat sinks on the underside, or liquid cooling, well that at least doubles the price.
I think a good compromise would be to tilt them on a single axis.
That way you get a 2 fold benefit. They come up to full power earlier, produce some more power but in thing the real benefit is to be able to tilt the panels away from hail and wind. Since places that have the best sun tend to have bad wind and/or hail. If the system saves the panels one time in 20 years it pays for its self.
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