Emerging Technologies

How excess heat is being harnessed into solar power electricity

A general view shows a "solucar" solar park in Sanlucar La Mayor, near Seville, in this November 6, 2008 file photo. So far, wind turbines are not Sputnik. But one day they could be. The global race to develop clean technology is not just about who can build the best solar parks or wind farms. It is also shaping up as a contest between Chinese-style capitalism and the more market-oriented approach fancied by the United States and Europe. To match special report DAVOS/GREEN       REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo/Files  (SPAIN - Tags: ENERGY BUSINESS SOCIETY SCI TECH) - GM1E61S0N5L01

The new invention is a hyperbolic thermal emitter that can absorb intense excess heat. Image: REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo

Mike Williams
Senior Media Relations Specialist, Rice University
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