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Re:California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables ... by Someone on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @03:22AM (#40049213)
I think it’s still research stage and it’s debatable whether to call this ‘solar’, but https://www.ucdavis.edu/curiosity/news/anti-solar-cells-phot...:

“a specially designed photovoltaic cell could generate up to 50 watts of power per square meter under ideal conditions at night, about a quarter of what a conventional solar panel can generate in daytime”

The idea is to capture the energy that escapes into space when solar panels cool down during the night.

Re:California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables ... by fragmede on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @08:20AM (#40051063)
If you want to debate names, I like "fusion collectors" instead of solar.