Submitted by tabi (not verified) on March 17, 2008 - 1:53am.
The most important issue with solar panels is capital cost (installation and materials). Because of much increased demand, the price of silicon has risen and shortages occurred in 2005 and 2006. Newer alternatives to standard crystalline silicon modules including casting wafers instead of sawing, thin film, amorphous, microcrystalline, concentrator modules, 'Sliver' cells, and continuous printing processes.
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The most important issue with solar panels is capital cost (installation and materials). Because of much increased demand, the price of silicon has risen and shortages occurred in 2005 and 2006. Newer alternatives to standard crystalline silicon modules including casting wafers instead of sawing, thin film, amorphous, microcrystalline, concentrator modules, 'Sliver' cells, and continuous printing processes.