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by CyanBird 1154 days ago
Interesting situation with the example of the Sahara sand being used to experiment on the panels

These days it is quite common to find solar panels on lamp posts of well being areas near the Sahara and elsewhere in the world

My big question is how well might these patterned panels handle erosion... It would be no fun to the investors if one, two light or medium sandstorms after installation then the pattern becomes eroded and they ended up paying a +15% premium or wherever it ends up being for fancy laser etched solar panels

Ofc that edge case aside.... This will be very wonderful on most of the planet