Well the “cool” thing is we could just capture the heat that isnt being used from the solar panels – cooling them while we store that heat into water or a thermal tank. Then instead of the temperature difference of the surfaces, we could just take the difference on the stored thermal waste instead. This would mean we capture 100% of the light as most of it is IR (heat) while cooling the panels down. Then at night let it go off into space. With that said, it might help some, but it wouldnt make the numbers we really wanna hit just yet. Hopefully they can improve the tech. Every little bit helps. Let alone at least melt the snow off the panels.
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Well the “cool” thing is we could just capture the heat that isnt being used from the solar panels – cooling them while we store that heat into water or a thermal tank. Then instead of the temperature difference of the surfaces, we could just take the difference on the stored thermal waste instead. This would mean we capture 100% of the light as most of it is IR (heat) while cooling the panels down. Then at night let it go off into space. With that said, it might help some, but it wouldnt make the numbers we really wanna hit just yet. Hopefully they can improve the tech. Every little bit helps. Let alone at least melt the snow off the panels.