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Yes, I think you're right. From the article: Most solar cells in use today are either photovoltaic, meaning they harness only visible light, or thermal. Also:
by ks 18y ago
Yes, I think you're right.
From the article:
Most solar cells in use today are either photovoltaic, meaning they harness only visible light, or thermal.
Also:
they're engineered to stand freely in three dimensions
So you have panels that catch both visible and UV light, and can do it in three dimensions.
- hugh 18y agoThe amount of energy coming through in the UV portion of the spectrum is quite small: http://www.sunwindsolar.com/a_images/solar_insolation-b.jpg http://www.sunwindsolar.com/a_images/solar_insolation-b.jpg Everything to the left of the "visible light" portion.
- PieSquared 18y agoHuh. In that case, there's no way that '500 times' can have any bearing towards reality whatsoever. :)