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Re:Semi-transparent solar panels allow concurrent production... by masklinn on Sunday August 23, 2020 @01:43PM (#24253698)
The balance of tracking mounts is not trivial.

They increase efficiency a lot (up to 40% for dual-axis trackers) but they also decrease ground a lot coverage, they increase cost of installation and cost of ownership, and they decrease availability.

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Re:Semi-transparent solar panels allow concurrent production... by sroussey on Sunday August 23, 2020 @02:26PM (#24254052)
It balances out to the positive.

See https://heliogen.com/

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Re:Semi-transparent solar panels allow concurrent production... by masklinn on Sunday August 23, 2020 @02:34PM (#24254131)
That's a heliostat system, not a solar panel system. Both involve the sun but they do so very differently.

It's also a company which wants to sell heliostats, they're not going to tell you it sucks.

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