They’re actually quite similar to thermoelectric generators. But the potential difference between two semi conductors is created by a heat differential rather than by photon excitation.
Thermoelectric generators have been used on various rovers and deep space probes as well as in remote lighthouses.
It’s cheaper now to install panels over the full footprint of a concentrator than to build a concentrator and a small solar panel or any sort of solar thermal generator
Even wind power still turns a generator, but solar is just completely different than everything else
They’re actually quite similar to thermoelectric generators. But the potential difference between two semi conductors is created by a heat differential rather than by photon excitation.
Thermoelectric generators have been used on various rovers and deep space probes as well as in remote lighthouses.
But what if… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentrated_solar_power
It’s cheaper now to install panels over the full footprint of a concentrator than to build a concentrator and a small solar panel or any sort of solar thermal generator