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Stirling Engines instead of solar panels

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Scott Adams just mentioned Stirling engines as a means of generating electricity using the sun. Are they really more efficient then solar panels?
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I have been following this topic myself for a while. All reviews that I read  claim that they do about twice as good compared to pannels - in terms of cost per kwh. Also it seems the technology is mature enough that there may soon be

large scale investments based on it.

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