This innovative solar power generator is 35% more efficient than traditional PV panels

Aug 28, 2012 15:23 GMT  ·  By
Glass sphere harvests sun power significantly more efficiently than traditional PV panels do
   Glass sphere harvests sun power significantly more efficiently than traditional PV panels do

An architect who seems very keen on promoting the use of renewables is the person to be held responsible for designing and manufacturing this weird looking contraption that is supposedly 35% more efficient than traditional PV panels when it comes to collecting sun power. 

What we got from all the science talk revolving this environmentally-friendly glass globe is that this innovative sphere is pretty much filled with water, and that a ball lens is used to refract light in such ways that the overall efficiency of the system is one that pleases both environmentalists, and people who usually spend tremendous amounts of money on electricity bills.

Apparently, this green-oriented glass sphere can be quite easily made to find its place in and around various types of buildings, as it can be incorporated into several architectural designs.

Still, its most interesting feature is that it can also harvest diffuse daylight and even light bouncing off the moon, so we're guessing its being invented will pretty much change the way we make use of renewables.

Truth be told, it looks a bit like a witch’s globe to us, so maybe if one stares long and hard into it a human society focusing on sustainability and green energy sources will reveal itself to them.