Monthly Archives: August 1983

Solar lives!

Solar energy’s growing by Alyssa A. Lappen Forbes | Aug. 15, 1983 Vol. 132, No. 15, 1983 757 words Solar cells are 3-inch silicon discs that make electricity from sunlight. Since February 108 16-foot-long arrays of these cells have been … Continue reading

How a solar cell is made

by Alyssa A. Lappen Forbes | Aug. 15, 1983 Vol. 132, No. 15, p. 105 348 words There are several types of solar cells, but they all work on the same principle: Semiconductorgrade silicon, formed into wafers, absorbs light, producing … Continue reading