solar thermal is several fold more efficient than photovoltaic. PV is simply nicer because you are generating electricity right out as opposed to heating a liquid and transferring that to electricity via a turbine of some sort.
but PV is really bad compared to solar thermal's efficiency.
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solar thermal is several fold more efficient than photovoltaic. PV is simply nicer because you are generating electricity right out as opposed to heating a liquid and transferring that to electricity via a turbine of some sort. but PV is really bad compared to solar thermal's efficiency.