How the Next Big Solar Panel Tech is Already Here

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How the Next Big Solar Panel Tech is Already Here. Order yourself a LARQ Bottle PureVis 2 to go plastic free and enjoy ice cold water throughout the entire day. https://bylarq.com/undecidedpv2 Solar panels are typically made with silicon as their semiconducting material. Cadmium telluride based photovoltaics (or CdTe for short) are the second-most common kind of panels after silicon PV, but when silicon still makes up the vast majority of the market, that doesn’t mean as much. So what on earth are cadmium telluride solar panels? And if they’re already in use today, why are they the solar panel industry’s best-kept secret? Perovskite degradation video - SciencVio: https://youtu.be/OvP1eHiaeNQ Watch 5 BEST Things I Saw in Vegas at CES 2025 https://youtu.be/x9TE5I2ODxk?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ What REALLY happens to used Solar Panels? https://youtu.be/FCtEWveySsA Video script and citations: https://undecidedmf.com/how-the-next-big-solar-panel-tech-is-already-here/ Get my achieve energy security with solar guide: https://link.undecidedmf.com/solar-guide Follow-up podcast: Video version - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4-aWB84Bupf5hxGqrwYqLA Audio version - http://bit.ly/stilltbdfm Join the Undecided Discord server: https://link.undecidedmf.com/discord 👋 Support Undecided on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/mattferrell ⚙️ Gear & Products I Like https://undecidedmf.com/shop/ Visit my Energysage Portal (US): Research solar panels, heat pumps, and more to get quotes for free! https://undecided.link/energysage For a curated solar buying experience (Canada) EnergyPal's free personalized quotes: https://energypal.com/undecided Tesla Referral Code: Get 1,000 free supercharging miles or a discount on Tesla Solar & Powerwalls https://ts.la/matthew84515 👉 Follow Me Mastodon https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell X https://twitter.com/mattferrell https://twitter.com/undecidedMF Mastodon https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mattferrell https://www.instagram.com/undecidedmf Facebook https://www.facebook.com/undecidedMF/ Website https://undecidedmf.com 📺 YouTube Tools I Recommend Audio file(s) provided by Epidemic Sound http://bit.ly/UndecidedEpidemic TubeBuddy https://www.tubebuddy.com/undecided VidIQ https://vidiq.com/undecided I may earn a small commission for my endorsement or recommendation to products or services linked above, but I wouldn't put them here if I didn't like them. Your purchase helps support the channel and the videos I produce. Thank you. Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - What is CdTe and Why Does it Matter? 05:12 - The History of CdTe and First Solar? 08:28 - Drawbacks and Challenges 11:52 - The Future of CdTe