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Engineered wood provides solar power even after the sun goes down (techxplore.com)
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To prove that their innovation works, the team ran several tests. In a solar simulator, it achieved a photothermal efficiency of 91.27%, meaning almost all the light hitting it became usable heat.

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[โ€“] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Cool tech/ideas. Not very practical.

Storing your excess energy in batteries for the night after the sun goes down is far, far, far more economical and practical and already in use.

[โ€“] rako@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 3 points 3 weeks ago

Considering how much of energy is used for heating, this might still be interesting. But probably not for electricity generation