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What’s more efficient: photosynthesis or photovoltaic cells?

You might be surprised to learn that PV cells beat plants in their efficiency at turning sunlight into energy. Scientific American reported that photosynthesis turns about 3% of the sunlight a plant receives into energy, while a solar panel harvests … Continue reading

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What’s a solar pathfinder?

  Here it is, the solar pathfinder. To get the best return on your solar energy investment, you have to have the right size of array, in the right place, with the right orientation. To calculate these things accurately, you … Continue reading

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