How Are Solar Panels Made?
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 19, 2022
The recipe for cooking up metallurgical grade silicon is Add 1 part silicon dioxide (gravel) and 2 parts carbon (sourced from coal, charcoal, or wood chips) to an electric arc furnace Crank up the heat to 2200 degrees Celsius (this is a third of the temperature of the sun!!) Which countries are driving PV material mining and PV manufacturing?
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