Solar power harvesting building envelope

A solar power generation system including a modular construction building envelope on an exterior of a structure comprising:

• a plurality of modular construction materials wired together and positioned on said building envelope, said modular construction materials including
• a frame including an end wall fabricated substantially from a photovoltaic material, a frame base, and opposing reflective side walls;
• a wedge-shaped translucent body layer mi said frame;
• and a film comprising luminescent species embedded at a base of said wedge-shaped translucent body layer;
• wherein said wedge-shaped translucent body layer has a length, a first end having a height at said photovoltaic material, a second end opposing said first end, and
• an aspect ratio of said length to said first end height is greater than about 1.

A solar power harvesting apparatus comprising:

• a frame including an end wall fabricated substantially from a photovoltaic material, a frame base, and opposing reflective side walls;
• a reflective film positioned at an angle to said photovoltaic material end wall;
• a wedge-shaped translucent polymeric body layer positioned on said reflective film, said wedge-shaped translucent body layer having a length, a first end having a height at said photovoltaic material, a second end opposing said first end;
• a film comprising luminescent species positioned at a base of said wedge-shaped translucent polymeric body, said reflective film and said luminescent species film defining substantially parallel planes;
• and
• a gap between said photovoltaic material end wall and said first end,
• wherein, an aspect ratio of said length to said first end height is greater than about 7.