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The experiments aboard Blue Origin's space capsule examined how to process lunar soil to extract resources and how to manufacture solar cells on the Moon for Blue Origin's Blue Alchemist project.
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
Those include tungsten, a critical mineral typically used in industrial and defense applications, as well as tellurium, which can be used to make solar cells.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
Aptera In January of last year, Aptera announced the Launch Edition which featured roughly 700 watts of solar cells on the composite body and boasted a 400-mile range from a single charge to its 42 kWh lithium-ion battery pack.
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New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
Electricity demand for data centers alone will increase 10-20% per year through 2030, while manufacturing of batteries, solar cells and semiconductors will require additional gigawatts of new power over the next four years, predicted Chris Seiple with analyst firm Wood Mackenzie.
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Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1955, in the meaning defined above
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“Solar cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20cell. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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solar cell
noun
: a photoelectric cell that converts sunlight into electrical energy and is used as a power source
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