The translation of perovskite solar cells to large-area devices fabricated by industry-relevant manufacturing methods remains a critical challenge. Here, authors report solar modules with serially-interconnected cells produced entirely by industrial roll-to-roll printing under ambient conditions.
These use perovskite solar cells, a technology that promises extreme cheapness, but has problems with stability and efficiency. Research labs all over the world are working to overcome those problems, and this is a demonstration of that work in action.
The cheapness of renewables today is already an extinction-level event for the nuclear industry - what happens when solar is only half today’s cost? ICE cars and their gasoline are next for extinction.
Today the average cost in the US of home solar installation is $12,700. China is making decent EVs for about the same cost. When solar halves, it means you’ll be able to buy an EV car plus a lifetime of free fuel, for less than the cost of most gasoline cars.
These use perovskite solar cells, a technology that promises extreme cheapness, but has problems with stability and efficiency. Research labs all over the world are working to overcome those problems, and this is a demonstration of that work in action.
The cheapness of renewables today is already an extinction-level event for the nuclear industry - what happens when solar is only half today’s cost? ICE cars and their gasoline are next for extinction.
Today the average cost in the US of home solar installation is $12,700. China is making decent EVs for about the same cost. When solar halves, it means you’ll be able to buy an EV car plus a lifetime of free fuel, for less than the cost of most gasoline cars.
Having cheaper solar panel just so we can buy more cars… What a strange idea.