Why can’t we amplify the temperature that solar panel receives from the sun to create more energy?
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Have you heard of a solar power tower?
Instead of collecting solar energy, the panels reflect and focus the energy to a central tower powering a steam turbine. There are newer materials used now, but the concept is the same.
There are also solar water heaters that collect the solar energy to supplement your home water heater.
As far as amplifying the temperature, first you would need to introduce another energy source to output the excess heat to amplify the temperature. This alone would create a massive loss of energy.
Then you would need someway to collect the excess heat. You can’t put a collector over the panels, you would block the solar energy coming from the sun. Then you would need to convert the heat to electricity. This is usually done by heading water until it turns to steam and moved through a turbine. You would need someway to focus the energy into the collector.
Even if you were able to bypass the amplification process and direct the energy right into the turbine system, you would still be losing energy during the conversion
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