• Cort@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Even wind power still turns a generator, but solar is just completely different than everything else

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      8 days ago

      They’re actually quite similar to thermoelectric generators. But the potential difference between two semi conductors is created by a heat differential rather than by photon excitation.

      Thermoelectric generators have been used on various rovers and deep space probes as well as in remote lighthouses.