Amorphous solar panels
Can someone explain why they aren't more in use? They seem to be great at still providing power in cloudy situations as opposed to regular monocrystaline or polycrystaline solar panels. I see amorpho...
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Amorphous panels have major drawbacks: Longevity and power density. You'll get maybe 5-10 years use out of them, whereas polycrystalline panels are usually guaranteed for 25 years or so; mono crystalline panels should last even longer. But amorphous panels are cheaper. For a device you don't expect to last more than a very few years, such as a flood light or pathway light, cheaper is better. But if you are putting up roof panels, you want long service life. You also might have space limitations such that you need to keep the surface area under control.
