Solar panels are woefully inefficient

I can't understand why loads more research money isn't going into more efficient solar energy (i.e. a much greater percentage of energy received is converted into electricity) as it would revolutionise, well, more or less everything if we as a species cracked that one.

Posted By: Old Man on January 28th 2015 at 11:57:32

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I might be alone but... there seems a lot of useless tech devices out there (General Chat) - usacanary, Jan 28, 11:51:43
- Never mind solar freaking cars, what about solar freaking roads?? (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 28, 12:15:52
  - ... (General Chat) - Old Man, Jan 28, 12:23:44
  - what are they? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 28, 12:17:22
    - A new flavour of crisps (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 28, 12:19:09
- Should be massive tax breaks for green tech IMHO (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jan 28, 12:13:38
  - with oil being so cheap and plentiful at the moment......... (General Chat) - usacanary, Jan 28, 12:19:12
    - OPEC's dastardly plan in a nutshell (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 28, 12:53:08
- you are alone (General Chat) - Charles21, Jan 28, 12:12:37
  - Damm Chaz.... you really need a hug/ blowjob (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Jan 28, 12:14:54
    - got one last night (General Chat) - Charles21, Jan 28, 12:22:04
      - 80 quid for a hug........ (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Jan 28, 12:27:01
        
        done (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Jan 28, 12:37:23
        
        go see SCC........... (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Jan 28, 12:37:59
        
        he's busy... (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jan 28, 12:54:03
        
        I had him down as a two hander, one on Rodger, one in the butt (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Jan 28, 13:11:18
        
        I had him down as a two hander, one on Rodger, one in the butt (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Jan 28, 13:10:50
        
        I meant todger but Rodger seems better....... (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Jan 28, 13:29:42
- grapheme displays (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jan 28, 12:04:13
- and wind power (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 28, 12:03:09
  - and those tide turbines... converted to power off of the rain! (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jan 28, 12:18:14
    - it's all free as well, the governments should whack some hefty tax on wind (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 28, 12:20:04
  - actually not as stupid as it sounds (General Chat) - usacanary, Jan 28, 12:08:45
    - exzactly... (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 28, 12:11:10
- Solar panels are woefully inefficient (General Chat) - Old Man, Jan 28, 11:57:32
  - But are getting cheaper/better. (General Chat) - usacanary, Jan 28, 12:14:00
    - Yeah - a mate of mine is working on the battery side, funnily enough (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Jan 28, 12:14:25
      - So are we (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 28, 12:35:26
        
        stop slacking on here and get a shift on then! (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 28, 12:55:09
- ...... (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Jan 28, 11:55:23
  - virtually none of the cars have it, was my point....... (General Chat) - usacanary, Jan 28, 12:02:29
    - No (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Jan 28, 12:07:34
      - That told me, brilliant retort. (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Jan 28, 12:10:36
        
        I get to the point. (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Jan 28, 12:11:23
        
        I guess you do........ (General Chat) - usacanary, Jan 28, 12:33:22
- ........................................ ......... ........................... (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jan 28, 11:55:21

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