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-over9000- t1_j4x5vfi wrote

Reply to comment by danielravennest in Scientists Have Developed a Living “Bio-Solar Cell” That Runs on Photosynthesis by everlovingkindness

Yeah! We can even tune it so the solar panels use the light that the plants don't need this way!

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danielravennest t1_j50dvx7 wrote

Silicon panels, which are like 96% of the market, use the whole solar spectrum, from near infra-red to near UV. But they are not completely opaque, some light gets through the cells. For open field solar farms, there are spaces between the rows of panels.

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