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Originally Posted by zeropointbug
On the subject of solar panels, there is so much headroom that is waiting too, with panels being between 10 - 15 % efficient. There is roughly ~1300watts per square meter on the surface of earth, so you do the math on what could be done with 100% efficiency. A couple years ago I read an article that a team of scientists have figured out how to mimic photosynthesis (99.8% efficient). So if the same process is applied to an electrical solar panel, well, wouldn't that be just grand.  |
zpb, I thought that 10-15% was entry level on panels? hasn't somebody achieved 40%+ recently?
Agree though, if 60-70% efficiency can be cost effectively achieved, the world's going solar