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"Silicon solar cells are an established technology for the generation of
electricity from the sun. But they take a lot of energy to produce, are rigid
and can be fragile.
However, a new class of solar cell is matching their performance. And what’s
more, it can now be printed out using special inks and wrapped flexibly around
uneven surfaces.
We have developed the world’s first rollable and fully printable solar cell
made from perovskite, a material that is much less expensive to produce than
silicon. If we can also improve their efficiency, this points to the
possibility of making cheaper solar cells on a much greater scale than ever
before.
The silicon solar cells that are so recognisable to us have a significant
limitation. If enough were made to cover our needs, we could run out of the
materials to make them by 2050. So, we need something new and lots of it. The
perovskite solar cell is emerging to fill that gap."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
