It’s called Photon Energy System, created by the US company Wavja. According to the data, it is already 20 times more efficient than a solar panel.
The impression is that technology still has a lot to say about renewable energies.
More and more companies are dedicating themselves to the study of even more efficient and sustainable systems than the current ones. For example, if some are working on turbines that can simplify the use of hydroelectric plants, on the other hand, some are looking for a way to optimize photovoltaic systems, looking for an alternative system to traditional batteries to store energy or in any case new materials that can help to maximize production.
And it is precisely in this last area that the American company Wavja, a subsidiary of Solmet LLC, works, which has developed innovative devices that can replace the modern photocells of photovoltaic panels.
These spheres are much more efficient than a photovoltaic panel
These are very small spheres, varying in size between 2.54 and 10.16 centimeters. The product has been renamed Photon Energy System, about the technology used.
The executive president of Wavja, Sherin Che, has developed a new energy technology that uses multiple layers of materials and special spheres to capture sunlight and produce a significant amount of brightness, which is then converted into electricity via a silicon conductor module.
Unlike conventional solar panels, which operate for approximately 2 hours limited by weather conditions, PES can operate for 8 hours regardless of the weather. The most distinctive feature of PES is its ability to use even artificial light, including LEDs.
The advantages are notable: in addition to being 30 times smaller, and this is already a factor not to be overlooked, they guarantee 20 times greater output power compared to conventional solar panels.
Currently, PES is applied in several specific areas of use. For example, the approximately 3 cm version is mainly dedicated to mobile equipment, electric locomotives, electric vehicles including flying cars, drones, autonomous taxis, tourist campers, and other means of transportation.
For electric vehicles, you need to combine 9 PES.
6cm PES is used for residential homes, smart buildings, public transportation, water villas, resorts, heavy trucks, airplanes, seaplanes, electric buses, yachts, and scuba diving activities.
Finally, 10 cm PES finds application in industrial plants, commercial buildings, science and technology parks, desalination plants, waste factories, power plants, restaurants, amusement parks, and other similar facilities.
No batteries needed
The advantage of the spheres made by Wavja is not limited to greater efficiency: these respond to another need, namely the possibility of storing energy to be able to use it in moments of low production without having to equip of an external battery.
In detail, each sphere is positioned on a square-shaped device that helps to convert light into electricity, as well as storing the unused light inside an autonomous battery system.
We are only in an experimental phase
However, it is still early to be able to say whether these new spheres will make us say goodbye to photovoltaic panels as we know them today. As explained by President Chen, we are currently still in an experimental phase and the feeling is that the product can still be improved.
In the future, through the use of new dyes, we should arrive at a third-generation capable of producing 100 times the equivalent of energy generated by a solar panel of similar size.
We are therefore still far from being able to say that these spheres can challenge photovoltaics.
Original article published on Money.it Italy 2024-07-03 19:58:00. Original title: Queste sfere sono 20 volte più efficienti del fotovoltaico
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