▲ 221 ▼ Solar windows could harvest energy from sun and indoor light (www.ucl.ac.uk) submitted 2 days ago by Fossy@programming.dev to c/science@lemmy.world 85 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago (3 children) Soooooo how about: shutters permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago (2 children) Already addressed. I wonder why solar window shutters aren’t a thing. Because the source of light is mostly up in the sky, and solar panels work best when they are mostly perpendicular to the direction the light is shining. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) IMO solution is a 'european tilt and turn' window system with an inner window (tint or shade optional) and a solar panel shutter. With drive motors and suntrackers for the luxury version. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago Sounds like what you are suggesting is a standalone solar panel mounted on a sun tracking mount above a window? Still, it would be better and cheaper to just lay a solar panel out in the yard and then install a conventional window shutter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago (2 children) Already addressed. I wonder why solar window shutters aren’t a thing. Because the source of light is mostly up in the sky, and solar panels work best when they are mostly perpendicular to the direction the light is shining. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) IMO solution is a 'european tilt and turn' window system with an inner window (tint or shade optional) and a solar panel shutter. With drive motors and suntrackers for the luxury version. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago Sounds like what you are suggesting is a standalone solar panel mounted on a sun tracking mount above a window? Still, it would be better and cheaper to just lay a solar panel out in the yard and then install a conventional window shutter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) IMO solution is a 'european tilt and turn' window system with an inner window (tint or shade optional) and a solar panel shutter. With drive motors and suntrackers for the luxury version. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago Sounds like what you are suggesting is a standalone solar panel mounted on a sun tracking mount above a window? Still, it would be better and cheaper to just lay a solar panel out in the yard and then install a conventional window shutter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago Sounds like what you are suggesting is a standalone solar panel mounted on a sun tracking mount above a window? Still, it would be better and cheaper to just lay a solar panel out in the yard and then install a conventional window shutter. permalink fedilink source parent