With its low efficiency, this type of solar cell will have very few uses. And solar power is nearly useless as a large-scale energy source: even in the sunny southwest desert, the average power one can collect with solar power is no more than 240 watts per square meter. No matter how cheap the solar collectors are, much of the cost of solar power would take the form of batteries used to keep the energy coming while the sun isn't shining.
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But if someone could explain more eloquently what the argument behind it is, I'd be glad to listen. I also like cheese.
With its low efficiency, this type of solar cell will have very few uses. And solar power is nearly useless as a large-scale energy source: even in the sunny southwest desert, the average power one can collect with solar power is no more than 240 watts per square meter. No matter how cheap the solar collectors are, much of the cost of solar power would take the form of batteries used to keep the energy coming while the sun isn't shining.