SPHERICAL SUN POWER GENERATOR

By Sam Irani

German Architect Andre Broessel believes he has a solution that can “squeeze more juice out of the sun”, even during the night hours and in low-light regions. His company Rawlemon has created a spherical sun power generator prototype called the beta.ray. His technology will combine spherical geometry principles with a dual axis tracking system, allowing twice the yield of a conventional solar panel in a much smaller surface area. The futuristic design is fully rotational and is suitable for inclined surfaces, walls of buildings, and anywhere with access to the sky. It can even be used as an electric car charging station. 
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The reason that this method is also even more effective is because it allows for areas that would not be suitable for solar collection to become effective.  Not only does this method produce more energy than a conventional solar panel, it also improves the effectiveness of different areas.
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I think that the next steps to make this product more readily available and popular is to find out how to integrate this technique into something smaller.  Although the initial idea proves to be effective it's not likely that the average person would be willing to but a giant glass ball in their backyard.  Because of this I believe that the company should be more focused on selling the idea and not the product.


https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rawlemon-solar-devices#/

https://www.designboom.com/technology/betaray-spherical-glass-solar-energy-generator-by-rawlemon-12-18-2013/










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  1. Good Job Sam,
    the structure and content of the blog was intriguing.
    Your Friend, Bell

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