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Inside Clean Energy: What’s Hotter than Solar Panels? Solar Windows.
The tantalizing idea behind solar windows is that the vertical surfaces on the outside of just about any building could unobtrusively generate electricity. But first, researchers and companies need to figure out how to take this product from the lab to the factory.
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State of Play
Declining costs and government encouragement have resulted in a rapid increase in solar energy production in the United States over the past 10 years, although solar’s share remains small: 1.6 percent of all electricity generation in 2018. That rapid growth is projected to continue.