NOVELTY - The photovoltaic and thermoelectric power generating device comprises a structure including a photovoltaic cell and a thermally conductive backsheet below the cell, and a thermoelectric converter thermally coupled to the structure at a high temperature end of the thermoelectric converter to receive a portion of generated heat such that a temperature differential is achieved across the thermoelectric converter. The photovoltaic cell has a thermally conductive substrate (312) and an absorber layer (316), and is formed on solar selective metal absorber with a thermal conductivity of 40 k-W/(mK).    USE - The device is useful for generating electricity from the thermoelectric converters, where the heat is provided from a cold side of the set of thermoelectric converters to a fluid provided into a solar fluid heating system or a solar thermal to electrical conversion plant (claimed), where the device is flat and planar panel.    ADVANTAGE - The device is capable of efficiently generating electricity from the thermoelectric converters with increased power output and improved energy resistance, and enables the front hot solar panel surface to be cooled by attachment of a thermoelectric multilayer stack to the back solar panel surface.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The photovoltaic and thermoelectric power generating device comprises a structure including a photovoltaic cell and a thermally conductive backsheet below the cell, and a thermoelectric converter thermally coupled to the structure at a high temperature end of the thermoelectric converter to receive a portion of generated heat such that a temperature differential is achieved across the thermoelectric converter. The photovoltaic cell has a thermally conductive substrate (312) and an absorber layer (316), and is formed on solar selective metal absorber with a thermal conductivity of 40 k-W/(mK). The thermoelectric converter is electrically coupled to feed current to the photovoltaic cell and separate sources and electrically integrated and located at harmonically optimum locations to increase vibration, and comprises a hard ferromagnet, a soft ferromagnetic material, and pairs of P-type and N-type thermoelectric elements. The thermoelectric converter and the photovoltaic cell are thermally integrated by physically separated by the back sheet. The thermally conductive substrate comprises a material to absorb spectrum not absorbed by an absorber layer in the photovoltaic cell, a metal foil and a metallized plastic or polymer. A solar-electrical generator exhibits a solar energy conversion of 4%. A temperature difference between the high temperature and a low-temperature ends of the thermoelectric converter is 50C. An elastic material is sandwiched to improve rebound effect and facilitate oscillation. The P-type and N-type thermoelectric elements of each pair is electrically coupled in series and thermally coupled in parallel between first and second thermally conductive plates. Heat from the solar absorber is received by a hot side of the thermoelectric converter.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic cross-sectional view of solar cells.    Substrate (312)    Absorber layer (316)    Semiconductor thin film (318)    Transparent conducting layer (319)    Transparent electrode. (320)