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Colored solar panels that mimic tiles roof hit 95% efficiency compared to regular solar tiles (interestingengineering.com)
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[–] sefra1@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Actually, photovoltaic solar panels work more efficiently when cold, heat makes them less efficient. I've read.