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Scientists develop mega-thin solar cells that could be shockingly easy to produce: ‘As rapid as printing a newspaper’ (finance.yahoo.com)
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[–] anothercatgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

the reason that solar panels are black is that most of the incoming energy from the sun comes as visible light. If we leave that light unabsorbed, we loose out.

[–] ultra@feddit.ro 3 points 2 years ago

Transparent solar panels make more energy than no solar panels.