Solar panels are trying to use less silver. Is that wise?

For a glass rectangle with a simple appearance, a solar panel has a lot of components. Besides the obvious glass, frame, junction boxes and wiring, there are also many minerals and elements that control how a solar panel functions. The recent price increase of one critical mineral — silver — is influencing solar panel designs…

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About Ritesh Pothan

Ritesh Pothan, is an accomplished speaker and visionary in the Solar Energy space in India. Ritesh is from an Engineering Background with a Master’s Degree in Technology and had spent more than a decade as the Infrastructure Head for a public limited company with the last 9 years dedicated to Solar and Renewable Energy. He also runs the 2 largest India focused renewable energy groups on LinkedIn - Solar - India and Renewables - India
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