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Environment & Energy

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1. 20% efficiency is about 20X as efficient as plants are...

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 01:24 PM

Dec 2024

...at converting sunlight into stored chemical energy.

Of course different plants have different efficiencies, I took a rough average of 1% efficiency.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthetic_efficiency

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20% efficiency is about 20X as efficient as plants are... CoopersDad Dec 2024 #1

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