PV Gap

Chad Said:

Is desert sand or soda lime a raw material for solar panel, who makes equipmnt for processing the raw material?

We Answered:

Sand can be used to make the wafers for solar. However there is currently a glut of silicon on the market and it is very very cheap. The set up on a facility with clean rooms and the mterials you need would run into the many millions. Good luck.

Charlie Said:

Whats materials do I use to make a solar panel??? :]?

We Answered:

You can try looking here http://www.instructables.com/tag/?q=sola… and searching for "solar panel" or "solar water heater" as appropriate.

Carol Said:

What is the plastic-like material in a typical solar panel?

We Answered:

See the source below for how a solar panel is made. The solar panels are placed on glass but there are layers and treatments so that the solar panel is strong.