Hybrid Concentration Solar Panels

Published in: Innovation in Engineering, Technology and Education for Competitiveness and Prosperity: Proceedings of the 11th Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology
Date of Conference: August 14-16, 2013
Location of Conference: Cancun, Mexico
Authors: Shawn Buckley
Technical Paper: #7

Abstract:

In English:
Hybrid solar panels can extract 3-4 times as much energy from the sun as conventional panels. A particular hybrid panel – a linear Fresnel collector – can also be made very inexpensively using modern sandwich fabrication techniques. The paper explores the product space of how hybrid panels can represent an alternative having both low costs and fast payback.