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Re:Roll-to-roll fabricated perovskite solar cells under ambi... by mensetmanusman on Thursday April 11, 2024 @08:25AM (#40001374)
Labor costs are less when the weight is 10x less.
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Re:Roll-to-roll fabricated perovskite solar cells under ambi... by tlb on Thursday April 11, 2024 @09:17AM (#40001773)
A little, but the design of the support structure is dominated by wind loads. Depending on where you are, it can need to survive wind gusts of 90 - 160 mph. At the low end, 90 mph corresponds to 1000 N / m^2, which is more than the weight of any kind of solar panel.
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