Comparing Photosynthetic and Photovoltaic Efficiencies and Recognizing the Potential for Improvement

E. Blankenship, Robert; M. Tiede, David; Barber, James; W. Brudvig, Gary; R. Fleming, Graham; L. Ghirardi, Maria; R. Gunner, M.; Junge, Wolfgang; Kramer, David; Melis, Anastasios; A. Moore, Thomas; C. Moser, Christopher; G. Nocera, Daniel; J. Nozik, Arthur; R. Ort, Donald; W. Parson, William; C. Prince, Roger; T. Sayre, Richard

doi:10.1126/science.1200165

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Comparing Photosynthetic and Photovoltaic Efficiencies and Recognizing the Potential for Improvement

Published in Science • May 12, 2011

Authors:

Robert E. Blankenship

David M. Tiede

James Barber

Abstract

Comparing photosynthetic and photovoltaic efficiencies is not a simple issue. Although both processes harvest the energy in sunlight, they operate in distinctly different ways and produce different types of products: biomass or chemical fuels in the case of natural photosynthesis and nonstored elect...

Subject

Photovoltaic system

Photovoltaics

Photosynthesis

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