Photosynthesis And Solar Panels

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Photosynthesis and solar panels.

Instead biological systems are used to convert energy by leveraging photosynthesis thereby significantly lowering the cost of production. The current technology introduces a solar cell that does not depend on silicon for the photovoltaic effect. Solar panels are spreading across deserts and fields in the united states as well as many other countries and are more ubiquitous than ever atop individual homes and businesses. While photosynthesis is a plant based chemical process solar cells or photovoltaic cells are man made and convert solar energy into electricity.

Solar cells release short lived electrons when. However the production cost of silicon solar cells is high both in terms of monetary and energy costs. It seems likely that people will continue to want liquid and solid fuels that can be burned whereas solar panels can only provide us with electricity. The use and misuse of photosynthesis in the quest for novel methods to harness solar energy to make fuel philosophical transactions of the royal society a.