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The list of minerals to consider, was inspired by https://palmetto.com/learning-center/blog/minerals-in-solar-panels-and-solar-batteries | The list of minerals to consider, was inspired by https://palmetto.com/learning-center/blog/minerals-in-solar-panels-and-solar-batteries | ||
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'''Summary:''' | |||
* ''Thin-film'' solar panel tech is '''not''' scalable enough. The earth just doesn't have enough rare minerals to be mined. | |||
* There might be hope for scaling up some kind of "low-end" solar panel tech - perhaps crystalline silicon combined with mostly aluminium internal wiring.{{rn}} The solar efficiency would be lower but maybe still worth it. | |||
==General estimates== | ==General estimates== | ||