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[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Another thread I read said that photovoltaics have an efficiency of around 45%, while turbines are somewhere in the 40% range. Source: I dunno.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

PVs max out around 28%

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Turbines are over 90% efficient.

[–] zout@fedia.io 4 points 1 day ago

Traditional Rankine cycles with a boiler, a turbine and a condenser have efficiencies lower than 40%, I've never seen one higher than 30%.