George Cove, a forgotten solar power pioneer, may have built a highly efficient photovoltaic panel 40 years before Bell Labs engineers invented silicon cells. If proven to work, his design could lead to less complex and more sustainable solar panels.
This is such a wickedly interesting article, I had no idea there was a totally different method of solar technology like this. Very strange that there hasn’t been more widely known research in this area, or more home-built attempts. Crazy that they were eventually able to achieve 17% efficiency.
Thanks for sharing this article!