Monocrystalline Solar Cell - MEFL

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General Description

Monocrystalline Solar Cells are the most efficient commercially available single layer photovoltaic device yet developed. They consist of a single crystal of very pure silicon that is sliced into thin sheets. Monocrystalline panels are very efficient, but suffer from several drawbacks in that they perform poorly when heated or when the angle of solar incidence is high. Due to the difficulty of growing single silicon crystals, they are also very expensive.

This page represents the assumptions about performance used by the Morland Energy Foundation.

Properties of Monocrystalline Solar Cell Units

The panel type of Monocrystalline Solar Cell Units is Monocrystalline.

The cost per installed Watt is $14 AUD 2010/wattinfo.png
'14 AUD 2010/watt'

Last calculated 72 weeks ago
for the Melbourne metropolitan area [1]. The solar panel degradation rate of the solar cell is 0.5%/yrinfo.png
'0.5%/yr'

Last calculated 73 weeks ago
per year. The replacement period for monocrystalline solar cells is approximately 25 yearsinfo.png
'25 years'

Last calculated 72 weeks ago
[2]

For the purposes of the study, the following zone energy output for the MEFL monocrsytalline solar cell, where the zone is based on levels of insolation and factored for the efficiency of the panel, is (1,2,3,4)(EnergyOutput)(1.622,1.536,1.382,1.185).

References

  1. Solar Model 2008
  2. Matthew Sullivan
Facts about Monocrystalline Solar Cell - MEFLRDF feed
CapitalCost14 AUD 2010/wattinfo.png
'14 AUD 2010/watt'
  +
CiteSolar Model 2008  +, and Matthew Sullivan  +
DegradationRate0.5%/yrinfo.png
'0.5%/yr'
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OrganizationMorland Energy Foundation  +
PanelTypeMonocrystalline  +
ReplacementPeriod25 yearsinfo.png
'25 years'
  +
ZoneEnergyOutput(1,2,3,4)(EnergyOutput)(1.622,1.536,1.382,1.185)  +