Harnessing heat loss with thermionics

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Title	Harnessing heat loss with thermionics
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Detail	Scientists in Canada evaluated the potential of a lesser-known approach to boosting solar generation efficiency. Thermionics uses heat from the sun to generate electricity, and could be combined with photovoltaics to create devices with better than 40% efficiency from a single junction. In their evaluation, the scientists find promising pathways for further research, despite a mountain of challenges that will need to be overcome.
Country	International
Source	PV-Magazine
Regions	Africa Asia Australia Europe North America Oceania South America
Sectors	Defence and Security Construction Energy-Power and Electrical Computer Hardwares and Consumables
Published Date	09.08.2021
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Harnessing heat loss with thermionics
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Scientists in Canada evaluated the potential of a lesser-known approach to boosting solar generation efficiency. Thermionics uses heat from the sun to generate electricity, and could be combined with photovoltaics to create devices with better than 40% efficiency from a single junction. In their evaluation, the scientists find promising pathways for further research, despite a mountain of challenges that will need to be overcome.
Country
International
Source
PV-Magazine
Regions
Africa Asia Australia Europe North America Oceania South America
Sectors
Defence and Security Construction Energy-Power and Electrical Computer Hardwares and Consumables
Published Date
09.08.2021
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Original Url
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