The alleged kidnapping that may have thwarted early 20th century solar adoption(theconversation.com)
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The alleged kidnapping that may have thwarted early 20th century solar adoption
https://theconversation.com/if-the-first-solar-entrepreneur-hadnt-been-kidnapped-would-fossil-fuels-have-dominated-the-20th-century-the-way-they-did-215300
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Were these solar cells ever reproduced?
60W per panel of that size (see [1], PDF p.5, subtitle of image) would of course be rather low for today's standards.
I guess one could build something like the mentioned panels with lots of peltier elements but I'd imagine that it would be quite a bit more expensive per generated power nowadays (otherwise someone would probably already do this). (As far as I know the thermoelectric effect is mostly used in RTGs for producing electricity.)
[1] https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Modern-Electrics/M..., PDF pages 5,6 & 34 (content pages 243, 244 & 272)
[2] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/G._H._CO...