Stanford Heats Up Solar Power With New Harnessing Technology

A Stanford University research group says it found a way to more than double current solar power production efficiency. The technology uses both light and heat from the sun and is inexpensive enough that, if it pans out, it might be able to compete with oil. Most current technology can either convert light into electricity at relatively low temperatures, or convert the sun's heat at very high temperatures. Stanford engineers claim they developed a way to do both.