Qhov kev thov rau polysilicon tsuas yog los ntawm semiconductors thiab cov hnub ci hlwb. Raws li kev ua kom dawb huv sib txawv, lub hnub ci vaj huam sib luag tau muab faib ua qib hluav taws xob thiab qib hnub ci. Ntawm lawv, hluav taws xob qib polysilicon tso nyiaj txog 55%, hnub ci vaj huam sib luag thiab hnub ci qib polysilicon ua lag luam rau 45%. Nrog rau txoj kev loj hlob sai ntawm photovoltaic kev lag luam, hnub ci vaj huam sib luag qhov kev thov rau polysilicon los ntawm hnub ci hlwb hlob sai dua li kev txhim kho ntawm cov khoom lag luam semiconductor polysilicon. Kev thov yuav ntau tshaj hluav taws xob qib polysilicon. Xyoo 1994, cov hnub ci vaj huam sib luag tsim tawm tag nrho cov hnub ci hlwb hauv ntiaj teb tsuas yog 69MW, tab sis xyoo 2004 nws ze rau 1200MW, lub hnub ci vaj huam sib luag tau nce txog 17 zaug hauv 10 lub xyoo xwb.
Crystalline silicon solar cells: polycrystalline silicon solar cells, monocrystalline silicon hnub ci hlwb. Amorphous silicon panels: nyias-zaj duab xis hnub ci hlwb, hnub ci vaj huam sib luag organic hnub ci hlwb. Kev siv tshuaj pleev xim rau xim: zas xim-pom lub hnub ci hlwb. Saj zawg zog lub xovtooj ntawm tes