Molten storage and thermophotovoltaics offer new solar power pathway

A new wrinkle on an old technology — solid-state thermophotovoltaics (TPV) — could provide a high-efficiency alternative for directly converting high-temperature heat from concentrated solar thermal to utility-scale electricity.

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