Device for generating electricity

A device for generating electricity, comprising:

• first and third panels that are each at least partially transmissive for visible light and are spaced apart from each other, the first panel defining a light receiving surface, the third panel having an end face that is substantially transverse to the light receiving surface and a region near the end face that is substantially parallel to the light receiving surface;
• first and second photovoltaic elements, the first photovoltaic element being arranged in a first orientation with respect to the light receiving surface and the second photovoltaic element being arranged in a second orientation that is different to both the orientation of the first photovoltaic element and the orientation of the light receiving surface, the first photovoltaic element and the second photovoltaic element being located within a projection of a circumference of the first panel in a direction along a surface normal of the first panel;
• and
• a support for supporting portions of the device, the support being structured such that the device has a channel that is outwardly open at an edge portion of the device and that is continuous, the support supporting the first and third panels;
• wherein the third panel, the first photovoltaic element and, the second photovoltaic element, and the support are located entirely within the projection of the circumference of the first panel in a direction along a surface normal of the first panel,
• wherein the first orientation is substantially parallel to the light receiving surface and the second orientation is substantially transverse to the light receiving surface, and
• wherein the first photovoltaic element is positioned in spaced relation with the first panel and adjacent the region near the end face of the third panel, and the second photovoltaic element is positioned adjacent the end face, and
• wherein the third panel is positioned between the first photovoltaic element and the light receiving surface, and
• wherein the third panel is positioned relative to the support so that a projection of a portion of the end face of the third panel in a direction aligned substantially with the first orientation projects within the outwardly open channel.