Photosynthesis Vs Solar Panels

Photosynthesis transforms solar energy into the chemical energy of a carbohydrate.

Photosynthesis vs solar panels.

Most commercially available solar panels have more than 10 times this efficiency. Determining the relative efficiency of photosynthesis and photovoltaics is not a simple problem by david biello on may 12 2011. Just like photosynthesis semi conductor based solar cells harness the solar energy of the sun for the same purposes. In photosynthesis the conversion of energy helps create oxygen water and glucose.

One major difference is that solar panels only rely on the sunlight. While photosynthesis is a plant based chemical process solar cells or photovoltaic cells are man made and convert solar energy into electricity. Solar cells release short lived electrons when. Much like a plant uses its chlorophyll to harness its energy.

Solar cells use a semiconductor material like silicon si to harvest the energy through. Photosynthesis is less efficient than solar panels.