{"id":444,"date":"2025-02-18T13:57:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T13:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2025\/02\/18\/how-the-next-big-solar-panel-tech-is-already-here\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T13:57:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T13:57:58","slug":"how-the-next-big-solar-panel-tech-is-already-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2025\/02\/18\/how-the-next-big-solar-panel-tech-is-already-here\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Next Big Solar Panel Tech is Already Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3GIzZwQw4nc?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>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. <a href=\"https:\/\/bylarq.com\/undecidedpv2\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bylarq.com\/undecidedpv2<\/a> 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\u2019t mean as much. So what on earth are cadmium telluride solar panels? And if they\u2019re already in use today, why are they the solar panel industry\u2019s best-kept secret?<\/p>\n<p>Perovskite degradation video &#8211; SciencVio: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OvP1eHiaeNQ\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/OvP1eHiaeNQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch 5 BEST Things I Saw in Vegas at CES 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/x9TE5I2ODxk?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ<br\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/x9TE5I2ODxk?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ<br<\/a> \/><br \/>What REALLY happens to used Solar Panels? <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FCtEWveySsA\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/FCtEWveySsA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Video script and citations:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/how-the-next-big-solar-panel-tech-is-already-here\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/how-the-next-big-solar-panel-tech-is-already-here\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get my achieve energy security with solar guide: <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/link.undecidedmf.com\/solar-guide\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/link.undecidedmf.com\/solar-guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow-up podcast:<br \/>Video version &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC4-aWB84Bupf5hxGqrwYqLA\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC4-aWB84Bupf5hxGqrwYqLA<\/a><br \/>Audio version &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stilltbdfm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/stilltbdfm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join the Undecided Discord server:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/link.undecidedmf.com\/discord\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/link.undecidedmf.com\/discord<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc4b Support Undecided on Patreon!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/mattferrell\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/mattferrell<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2699\ufe0f Gear &#038; Products I Like<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/shop\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visit my Energysage Portal (US):<br \/>Research solar panels and get quotes for free!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/link.undecidedmf.com\/energysage\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/link.undecidedmf.com\/energysage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And find heat pump installers near you (US):<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/link.undecidedmf.com\/energysage-heatpumps\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/link.undecidedmf.com\/energysage-heatpumps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or find community solar near you (US):<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/link.undecidedmf.com\/community-solar\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/link.undecidedmf.com\/community-solar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For a curated solar buying experience (Canada)<br \/>EnergyPal&#8217;s free personalized quotes:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/energypal.com\/undecided\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/energypal.com\/undecided<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tesla Referral Code:<br \/>Get 1,000 free supercharging miles <br \/>or a discount on Tesla Solar &#038; Powerwalls<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ts.la\/matthew84515\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/ts.la\/matthew84515<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Follow Me<br \/>Mastodon<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@<\/a>mattferrell<\/p>\n<p>X<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattferrell\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattferrell<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/undecidedMF\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/undecidedMF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mastodon<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@<\/a>mattferrell<\/p>\n<p>Instagram<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mattferrell\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mattferrell<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/undecidedmf\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/undecidedmf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/undecidedMF\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/undecidedMF\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Website<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/undecidedmf.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa YouTube Tools I Recommend<br \/>Audio file(s) provided by Epidemic Sound<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/UndecidedEpidemic\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/UndecidedEpidemic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TubeBuddy<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tubebuddy.com\/undecided\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.tubebuddy.com\/undecided<\/a><\/p>\n<p>VidIQ<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/vidiq.com\/undecided\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/vidiq.com\/undecided<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I may earn a small commission for my endorsement or recommendation to products or services linked above, but I wouldn&#8217;t put them here if I didn&#8217;t like them.  Your purchase helps support the channel and the videos I produce.  Thank you.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters<br \/>00:00 &#8211; Intro<br \/>00:45 &#8211; What is CdTe and Why Does it Matter?<br \/>05:12 &#8211; The History of CdTe and First Solar?<br \/>08:28 &#8211; Drawbacks and Challenges<br \/>11:52 &#8211; The Future of CdTe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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