Energy Transition

These windows could soon generate solar power

Ravens sit on solar panels at the Abakan solar electric station owned by Russian electricity firm EuroSibEnergo of En+ Group, in a suburb of the Siberian town of Abakan, in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia September 26, 2017. Picture taken September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin - RC17CCD05CB0

A transparent luminescent solar concentrator has been developed that creates solar energy when placed on a window. Image: REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin

Andy Henion
Postdoctoral Researcher, Michigan State University
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