Which are better to capture solar energy.
Photosynthesis vs solar panels.
Determining the relative efficiency of photosynthesis and photovoltaics is not a simple problem by david biello on may 12 2011.
Photosynthesis transforms solar energy into the chemical energy of a carbohydrate.
Solar cells release short lived electrons when.
Just like photosynthesis semi conductor based solar cells harness the solar energy of the sun for the same purposes.
Solar cells use a semiconductor material like silicon si to harvest the energy through.
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.
According to the wikipedia page on photosynthetic efficiency typical plants have a radiant energy to chemical energy conversion efficiency between 0 1 and 2.
Photosynthesis is less efficient than solar panels.
One major difference is that solar panels only rely on the sunlight.