:) Efficiency doesn't mean anything when you're stranded several kilometers away from your sub.Yes, solar panels do work, but, they will not recharge the cells, so if you we're for example using 100% of the power even while recharging, a cell will be completely drained. That being said, when I go on a far-away recon mission in the Seamoth, I always pack an extra power cell for those times I don't have access to the required 1.21 Gigawatts needed for the return trip.
It's more efficient (resource-wise) to explore in the Seamoth, but once you get the power upgrade for the Cyclops (that's something you can get from the Aurora easily once it blows up) it seems like it's better to use the Cyclops to recharge the Seamoth's battery. It really depends on how much you move the Cyclops around, thus using more of it's energy. (Not to mention an aquarium full of fish.) Since I have several exterior growbeds with creepvine growing, I have a virtually unlimited supply of biomass to use. I keep 4 or 5 of them in my inventory for either excursions in the Seamoth, or to replenish the Cyclops ones, and when the Cyclops is at by main base, I just recharge the power cells in the base, which uses thermal and bioreactor energy.
I can see this getting fixed eventually, but for now it's by far the most efficient usage of power cells. This means that recharging the power cell will use less energy then you get from a recharged one. With that in mind, however, you can now build a power cell recharging station on your Cyclops, and according to the wiki, gives a net-gain of energy for the cyclops. Keep in mind that when you charge the Seamoth docked in the Cyclops, that it drains Cyclops power. Now that power cells are rechargable, This changes my answer slightly. (Note one way of recharging spent power cells without a power-cell-recharging unit in your base is to replace it with an empty/low power cell while near the surface.) That coupled with the recharging stations (again, that can be placed on a base, or even in your cyclops) makes recharging always a good move. Things have changed yet again since the original answer and update - several updates ago (as mentioned) the Seamoth can be outfitted with a Solar charger, so if you're close enough to the surface, and it's daylight, it will auto-recharge.
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