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First Solar Panel
Alexandre Edmond Becquerel discovered the photovoltic effect and this explained how light cells could turn into energy. -
Updated Solar Panel
Russell Ohl makes the solar cell and makes solar panels become more effencent. It was with Ohl's semiconductors that made solar more effencent. -
Silicon Solar Cell Discovered
Calvin Fuller, Gerald Pearson, and Daryl Chapin had discovered the Silicon Solar Cell and this was effecient enough and powerful enough to power small devices -
Solar Panels Hit The Market
Panels are now sold commercially but the price to too high for the average people costing about 3,000 for a 1 solar watt. Sources:
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Solar Power in Satillite
With the space race, with the satillites we built we used solar power to fuel them. Sources:
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Starting To See More Solar Powered Items
From the 70's to the 90's we have seen a lot of improvement with solar power and within now and days we can see solar powered cars and solar powered planes. Sources:
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Cost Of Solar Is Going Down
In the 1970's price per solar watt has gone from nearly $100 per watt to $20 per watt Sources:
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Solar is now coming to more average to have in new homes
Now with solar as low as it is it is a very tempting option for new home owners to try and save money Sources:
https://www.experience.com/alumnus/article?channel_id=energy_utilities&source_page=additional_articles&article_id=article_1130427780670 -
More hidden solar energy
With todays innovations we cna now put solar screening in our house sidings for energy. Sources:
https://www.experience.com/alumnus/article?channel_id=energy_utilities&source_page=additional_articles&article_id=article_1130427780670 -
Up to speed
through all these years of innovation with the solar panel we can now call it a affordable option for powering our homes and make our energy bill lower.
