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That isn't even taking in to consideration the material cost of constructing that many solar panels. We would likely deplete the available supply, or come very
by lax4ever 5y ago
That isn't even taking in to consideration the material cost of constructing that many solar panels. We would likely deplete the available supply, or come very close to, of minerals needed to manufacture those panels. And we would need to do so about every 15-20 years based on current panel efficiency.
- aurizon 5y agoYes, lifetime is a major factor. One hopes evolving solar cell tech will increase the efficiency as well as the endurance, however there may be a limit, as yet not fully defined, thatdetermines the maximum durability. I know that multi material cells(research grade) have efficiencies in the high 46-7% arena.Download this chart for max resolution. https://www.nrel.gov/pv/cell-efficiency.html https://www.nrel.gov/pv/cell-efficiency.html