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Solar panels absorb light.
Traditional solar panels are made with silicon crystals.
Taking inspiration from nature.
Here s how solar panels absorb and store energy.
Solar panels are built with materials that physically interact with certain wavelengths of solar energy.
Silicon is a very special material.
As we can see below some of the most common solar panel technologies like monocrystalline and polycrystalline modules are able to cover a higher range of wavelengths including visible light.
What s in a solar panel.
The name solar panel came from the fact that sun supplies energy to the panels.
By angela chen chengela oct 19 2017 12 19pm edt share this story.
A solar panel is a panel designed to absorb the sunlight for generating electricity.
However solar panels can also be designed to absorb light in wider wavelengths.
At night if a panel is pointed toward earth then it could capture the earth s invisible infrared light.
This enables them to transform solar energy into electricity.
Solar panels absorb the sun s heat and generate energy.