Converting solar energy to electricity on demand
Photographer: Illustration: Chalmers University of Technology | Daniel Spacek, neuroncollective.com
The researchers behind an energy system that makes it possible to capture solar energy, store it for up to eighteen years and release it when and where it is needed have now taken the system a step further. After previously demonstrating how the energy can be extracted as heat, they have now succeeded in getting the system to produce electricity, by connecting it to a thermoelectric generator. Eventually, the research –developed at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden – could lead to self-charging electronics using stored solar energy on demand.
