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Solar windows could harvest energy from sun and indoor light (www.ucl.ac.uk)
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[–] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

IT'S FACING THE WRONG WAY AND IT EITHER BLOCKS A LOT OF LIGHT WHICH MAKES IT A SHITTY WINDOW, OR IT DOESN'T, WHICH MAKES IT A SHITTY SOLAR PANEL. THE FUNCTION OF ONE APPLICATION IS IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH THE OTHER.

Caps because I can't think of another way to make it more obvious than it was in my previous comment.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (3 children)

    Soooooo how about: shutters

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month 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.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month 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.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month 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.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    Brosef, have you never been behind a tinted window? It's not unusual to want to block all the light, plus, you're not even seeing all the light.

    E: intended to say "It's not unusual to want to block some of the light"

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