IR Filter
Why not cover the reflectors with a coating that only reflects visible, not IR, light so heat is not an issue? - RJ
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Wonderful product, even though, it is going to take a little more time to be widely available to the general public. Idea of concentrating solar power by lenses is not new and it has been quite well...
View ArticleCooling failure
Surely, in the event of cooling system failure, the rise in heat could be instantly detected. This would allow for a simple mechanism to either cover the cell, the lens or both? perhaps just re-aliging...
View Articlei don't think these are self-tracking
the magnifiers appear to be fresnel lenses. if you play around with some (large 8" x 11" available at office supply stores quite cheaply) you'll see that they must be aimed carefully in the same manner...
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They mention that they are Dual-Axis tracking on their website more than once. Here is one instance. http://www.sunrgi.com/peak-power-output-comparisson.html I think that it could be useful to produce...
View ArticleRedundant cooling
It would be simple to incorporate a secondary heat exchange unit that would help remove greater heat than the air cooled heat sinks would alone. This would mean that if the liquid cooling system fails...
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I'm assuming it's a typo and that the author knows that $.05 /kW really doesn't mean anything, unless they are talking about installed capacity. And in that case it's way cheaper than coal, or anything...
View ArticleIsn't there a more obvious solution?
Why wouldn't they capture the excess heat using water for storage? This could be a combo of solar heat and solar energy but they missed the obvious double use in my opinion. - Kevin
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There is no excess heat to capture so everyone can stop talking about using the heat. I don't know if it is true are not but according to their website the temperatures of the solar cells never reach...
View ArticleThe look of them...
Would your local home owners association have a problem with you installing these thick looking things on your roof? and it seems like they are only going to make them for businesses at first,but I...
View Articlebusiness executive(H.M.S Foundation)
I buy the idea of a reliable and cheap energy solar re-usable power source for the sub-shara Africa,I think it's a great idea,you are the expacts,you know what to do to complete the safety appliance to...
View ArticleMate
I am an architect of environmentally sustainable and friendly homes and the SUNRGI system excited me so much I contacted them for any additional information they could give me regarding the development...
View ArticleTransport costs!
hey, I think overall, that it is important to bring down the costs of solar energy. But did you consider that it is not environmentally friendly AT ALL to ship it to Asia and back? think of all the CO2...
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I purchased a solar system for my home in the bay area, and Akeena was one of the companies I worked with. The Andalay panels were interesting, but were actually considerably inferior to those of other...
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followed Akeena for 6 months - thought this company was a good deal - but so far, it's been on the naked shorts, it's been pumped and dumped, the CEO sold off and split the profits with his ex-wife,...
View ArticleAndalay
Hank, I think they are using the term "Andalay"... like the Spanish ÃÂndale... which if I recall correctly means hurry up... Which is what their design is based on ... speeding up the installation. -...
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Hmmm... I thought it was a veiled reference to "Vandelay Industries". Maybe they have an opening for a latex salesman? - Virgil
View ArticleHuh?
What does Apple have to do with a Microsoft device. And what features are artificially limited on Apple's iPods? - Soda Pop
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Well, there is the whole attempt at competition between the iPod and the Zune. So a comparison works here - Brian
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