Zeev's Turnips Patch-No Politics (ZEEV)

[James T Kirk]

What part of the spectrum do solar cells use? Just asking because the shorter wavelengths would lose intensity in Death Valley due to the thicker atmosphere (below sea level). Do solar cells use a particular part of the spectrum more than any other?

There was a proposal awhile ago about building giant solar collectors in space and beaming down the energy as microwaves. I guess one of problems is if the beams ever went off course some city would get fried.