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by theridane
Wed Jan 04, 2012 3:08 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Photo-voltiac cells vs. free-piston stirling generators...
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Re: Photo-voltiac cells vs. free-piston stirling generators.

One of the major advantages of a Stirling-based solar generator (as opposed to a PV approach) is that it is technologically much more primitive. In order to replace an aged, dying PV panel one has to either have access to a huge chain of chemical and industrial processes, beginning with silicon/germ...