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Can you explain why solar cells only collect about 15 percent of Sun's energy?
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∙ 12y ago
Solar cells can only convert a small range of light wavelengths to electrical energy due to what is called the "band gap" of the cell material. Any light falling on to the cell whose wavelength is outside of the range of the band gap is converted to heat instead of electricity.
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