why can’t we use lenses to focus solar rays and make electricity ore heat water more efficiently?

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why can’t we use lenses to focus solar rays and make electricity ore heat water more efficiently?

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We can, and do, but not with lenses, because they heat up, but with mirrors that do a better job. Concentrated solar power plants are a thing, and solar water heaters for home use are installed all over the Mediterranean and sunny subtropics in generals

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