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[–] Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Check out why Einstein got his Nobel Price. That's the fundamental mechanism behind solar panels. It has nothing to do with the absorbtion of heat. If you use solar to heat water, that's a different type of solar collector