Your Questions About Solar Panel Efficiency
Sandra asks…Why is solar panel efficiency so low?How much of the inefficiency stems from light being reflected off of the surface?admin answers:About 70% of the loss is due to the photons not having the correct energy level to be converted:
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Regarding reflections, if the light hits the surface on the perpendicular, very little of it is reflected. As the angle of incidence decreases, more of the light reflects from the