Photovoltaic Cells

[Full Member]

You'll be aware that the solar panels that many of us affix to the roofs of our houses and Mohos are made up of many individual photovoltaic cells. This programme is part of the BBC 'Things That Made The Modern Economy' series:

BBC Radio 4 - Things That Made the Modern Economy, Series 2, Solar Photovoltaics

Solar power: an old technology now more advanced and disruptive to the oil energy order.

www.bbc.co.uk

It was first broadcast almost a year ago, but for those interested in this particular technology and it's impact on economies it's well worth listening to if you missed it first time around.

Colin

 

[wildebus]

I'll have a listen to that

On the same subject, a different type of modern economy using Solar to maximize their harvests ....

What the heroin industry can teach us about solar power

Afghan poppy farmers have embraced solar power to irrigate their crops, leading to a heroin boom.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Tezza33]

They should be charged