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I'm similarly always a little surprised at just how inefficient photosynthesis is compared to a solar cell. Once I realized it was more than an order of magnitude I lost a lot of interest in biomass (much less ethanol) as a fuel source for sure...



Solar cells do one thing. Plants do many things.




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