Photosynthesis Vs Solar Panels

Photosynthesis is less efficient than solar panels.

Photosynthesis vs solar panels.

Solar cells use a semiconductor material like silicon si to harvest the energy through. Most commercially available solar panels have more than 10 times this efficiency. Which are better to capture solar energy. In photosynthesis the plants rely on.

According to the wikipedia page on photosynthetic efficiency typical plants have a radiant energy to chemical energy conversion efficiency between 0 1 and 2. Solar cells release short lived electrons when. Photosynthesis transforms solar energy into the chemical energy of a carbohydrate. Much like a plant uses its chlorophyll to harness its energy.

While photosynthesis is a plant based chemical process solar cells or photovoltaic cells are man made and convert solar energy into electricity. In photosynthesis the conversion of energy helps create oxygen water and glucose.