Fossy@programming.dev to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoSolar windows could harvest energy from sun and indoor lightwww.ucl.ac.ukexternal-linkmessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1227arrow-down16
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minus-squarepostmateDumbass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoIMO 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.
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoSounds 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.
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.
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.