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Resident Evil: Sustainable International Development

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consider that for all semiconductor cells, the amount of energy you get out of them is far less than the energy required to gather the materials and purify them enough to be able to convert light into electricity... and the process itself is in no way enviromentally friendly, its quite bad actually

in that sence, gas engines are way better.

When people speak of the efficiency of cells or gas engines or whatever they are speaking of energy output over energy input, i.e what you get for what you give

In the case of solar cells, its how much electrical energy is output for the amount of light that is input. You cant really increase the amount of light coming from the sun (other than aiming the cell at the correct angle, taking away obstructions, etc.).

Since you cant change the input that much, To get more power, you need to either increase the efficiency or increase the amount of light being used (i.e increase the active area of the cell).

Although this record is pretty good, it isnt much more than a showcase, like an athlete showing off what they can do. The real practical way to harness more energy right now is to increase area.

One note is that these cells are III-V materials, which are much more expensive and less widely produced than silicon, the king of the semiconductor industry, so dont count on seeing these cells in your toys anytime soon.

I would make my pants gold... who doesnt want golden pants?

i need headphones to privately listen to zombies trying to eat flesh as i sleep

TF2, ninja turtles, ultimate MK4, pgr3

i need them so that the sound of zombies doesnt mortify my sleeping neighbours at 3AM

Team Fortress 2, Ninja turtles 1989,