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US firm’s 3D solar towers beat panels, make 50% more energy with sun tracking

Texas-based Janta Power company is developing three-dimensional solar towers that generate roughly 50 percent more energy ...
New Atlas

3D Solar towers boost electricity production by around 50%

Texas-based Janta Power has just snagged US$5.5 million in a round of seed funding to continue the deployment of its pivoting ...
pv magazine International

3D solar tower increases capacity factor 50%, triples solar surface area

Janta Power closed $5.5 million in seed funding to develop its vertical solar tower, with pilot programs already underway in ...
New Atlas

Pyramid lenses catch light from any angle to boost solar cell efficiency

Solar cells are an increasingly important source of renewable energy, but there’s still room for improvement. Stanford engineers have now developed a pyramid-shaped lens that can focus sunlight from ...