Crystalline Solar Cells

It is said that Mono-crystalline Silicon has a slightly higher cost compared to Poly-crystalline Silicon. How much is the difference? Please answer as soon as possible. Thanks! (:

Here is a comparison. A poly cell:
http://www.spheralsolar.com/sharp80wpvmo dule.aspx

and a mono cell:
http://www.spheralsolar.com/ae-80he80wat t32cellmodule.aspx

Mono cell is slightly higher, I think this

2009-03-18 03:06:28 by chimoetz_chubbz

2 kinds of solar panels explained by Betsy Ferris Wyman of Sundog Solar. Partial shade affects the performance of Photovoltaic Silicon ingot PV ...

I would like to learn more about creating Solar Cells, and start to create my own. However, I dont know where I could buy Silicon. Is there anywhere online that I can order it or an element near it that could be used as a substitute?

Silicon is one of the limiting factor in manufacturing solar panels. Until recently microchip companies buy up the suppply adn there was a shortage. Now there has been improvement of manufacturing Silican disk adn the slow down on the computer...

2009-03-13 22:02:00 by Michael M

Conversion Efficiency or $/Watt? Which is more important?

No doubt, the cell efficiency is important. Silicon wafer solar cells convert typically 15–20% of the sun's energy into DC power, thin-film solar cells are in the 8–10% range and DSC's in 3-7% range. But cell efficiency is just one number in a...

2009-05-28 13:26:58 by Tom J

First off, Solar Cells are made from Silicon, which sounds harmless....

In order to understand how a solar cell works, a little background theory in semiconductor physics is required. For simplicity, the description here will be...

Interesting link. Also, it should be noted that photovoltaic solar energy is indeed big business. As you commented, the environmental risks are quite real.

From Wikipedia:

"Photovoltaics (PV) is the field of...

2009-07-02 12:15:11 by Big Luie

First off, Solar Cells are made from Silicon, which sounds harmless....

In order to understand how a solar cell works, a little background theory in semiconductor physics is required. For simplicity, the description here will be...

There's a lot to learn before we rush into cap and trade.

2009-07-02 12:16:51 by Big Luie

First off, Solar Cells are made from Silicon, which sounds harmless....

In order to understand how a solar cell works, a little background theory in semiconductor physics is required. For simplicity, the description here will be...

There's a shortcut.
With no exceptions that anyone has yet identified, cheaper means greener and solar is expensive as fvck.
The largest component of pricing is closely correlated to environmental impact. Cheap stuff is so because...

2009-07-02 18:27:38 by Big Luie