However instead of pulling out the silicon seed crystal the whole vat of silicon cools.
Polycrystalline monocrystalline solar panels.
Monocrystalline solar panels are dark black in color while polycrystalline solar panels are blue in color.
The main difference between the two technologies is the type of silicon solar cell they use.
This cooling process causes multiple crystals to form.
The typical polycrystalline panel will have a bluer shade while the monocrystalline panel will be darker black in color.
Monocrystalline solar panels are the dark black colored solar panels that are more efficient than other forms.
Polycrystalline solar cells are manufactured like monocrystalline panels a seed crystal is placed into molten silica.
Polycrystalline solar panels will appear somewhat differently in terms of color.