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Can mirrors boost solar panel output - and help overcome Trump's tariffs?

  • Written by Joshua M. Pearce, Professor, Michigan Technological University
Now that panel costs in U.S. will go up, will reflectors make a comeback?Joshua M. Pearce, CC BY-SA

Falling costs for solar power have led to an explosive growth in residential, commercial and utility-scale solar use over the past decade. The levelized cost of solar electricity using imported solar panels – that is, the solar electricity...

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