NOVELTY - A light collection and concentration system comprises: (a) a primary light concentrator having a focusing power; (b) a light transport structure having a top surface portion and an opposing bottom surface separated by an interior region, and an exit-end, having a length dimension in an intended light propagation direction towards the exit-end; and (c) a light directing structure integrally disposed in or on the light transport structure in a location that coincides with the light concentration location.    USE - The light collection and concentration system and method are useful for transporting light (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The system is thinner, more compact, more efficient, more reliable, and less costly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A light collection and concentration system comprises: (a) a primary light concentrator having a focusing power, disposed to intercept a solar light input and concentrate the input in a light concentration location; (b) a light transport structure having a top surface portion and an opposing bottom surface separated by an interior region, and an exit-end, having a length dimension in an intended light propagation direction towards the exit-end, where the interior region has an index of refraction that is greater than an index of refraction immediately adjacent the top and bottom surfaces; and (c) a light directing structure integrally disposed in or on the light transport structure in a location that coincides with the light concentration location, which is optically coupled to the primary light concentrator, where the light directing structure can direct a concentrated solar light input from the primary concentrator along the intended light propagation direction towards the exit-end. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for transporting light comprising: (a) collecting an initial light input; (b) optically concentrating the initial light input into a light concentration location; (c) disposing only a single light transport structure including an integral light directing structure in a location so that a location of the light directing structure coincides with the light concentration location; (d) changing the propagation direction of the light from an input direction outside of the light transport structure to an output direction inside of light transport structure via the light directing structure; and (e) propagating the light through the light transport structure to an exit end and into a photovoltaic (PV) cell.