Solar Pannels - My Review by Arthur Williams
Solar Pannels - Types of panels

Not all solar cells are the same and how you make them can make a difference. Different types of solar cells vary not only in price, but in the different features they present. There are currently three different types of solar cells: Monocrystal, Polycrystal, Amorphous.

Monocrystal panels are basically made of a single piece of silicon that has been cut into pieces and nested in a metal retainer. They are slightly more expensive than the policrystal type, but their energy yield is greater and they are more efficient under poorer light conditions post by haiyan113.

Not surprising the policrystal type are more easily found in the marketplace because they're less expensive in the manufacture of solar pannels as they are made of a large number of smaller pieces of silicon rather than a single piece, and as a consequence they look like a mosaic of pieces of shattered glass. ... Read more »