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Comment by phyzome

15 hours ago

Is that 20% of the solar energy, or 20% of the visible light, or some other spectrum fraction? It's easy to lose track of what part of the spectrum you're discussing.

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Scoundreller  14 hours ago

> The conversion efficiency of a photovoltaic (PV) cell, or solar cell, is the percentage of the solar energy shining on a PV device that is converted into usable electricity

https://www.energy.gov/cmei/systems/solar-performance-and-ef...

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