Perovskite, a material which was discovered in the Ural Mountains over a century ago is making a noise in the field of Solar Energy. Researchers’ quest to develop an affordable and efficient solar energy has come to an end with the discovery of this precious material. It plays as a building block of materials which can be utilized in the in solar energy production.
One of the properties of this material which is significant to solar energy development is its ability to reduce the cost of solar power but still keeping its efficiency. Perovskite can make it achievable to develop solar cells that are ultimately efficient and very cheap to create.
Researchers have discovered that it has an excellent ability to absorb light and that includes sunlight. The said material has been around for long but its usefulness hasn’t been harnessed yet and one has the thought of using them to make solar cells, until now. It has also the property which can improve solar energy efficiency by transforming sunlight to usable electricity.
Because of the effectiveness of Perovskite, researchers believe that this can also be use to produce solar cells which are equally efficient like those made of silicon but at significantly reduced costs. Experimenting with Perovskite-based materials of varied compositions, Scientists have been able to achieve an increase in efficiency from the the rate of 10% two years ago to 20% just recently.
Solar power is known to cost higher than fossil fuels most especially when its intermittency is taken into account. But the existence of solar cells from cheaper and easily obtained perovskite-based materials could now generate as much power as today’s conventional solar power cells. Typical solar panels employ materials that measures around 180 micrometers thick. With perovskite, solar cells can be made with less than one micrometer thick of material to absorb the same amount of sunlight that typical solar panels can hold. This is a clear breakthrough for those who want to develop cheap solar energy.
Considering that some solar cells like those of SunPower Corp has 24% efficiency, the efficiency rate of Perovskite is still low by comparison. Those people who have taken part in the development of this new application said that solar panels that cost 10-20 cents per watt can be made possible. Being aware that today these solar panels are around the market at 75 cents /watt. Although, the U.S. Department of energy asserts that 50 cents/watt will make solar power compete close with fossil fuel.
The search to create a low cost solar power paved the way for researchers and developers to divide into two groups. One group chose to develop cheaper solar cells but with less efficiency while the other group has tried to develop highly efficient solar cells but requires a lot of cost on manufacturing procedures thus, making it a lot pricey. They were able to develop the most effective Perovskite solar cells which can convert 15 % of the energy from the sun’s rays into electricity. “The material is dirt cheap,” says Michael Gratzel, one of the leader of the said group.
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One of the properties of this material which is significant to solar energy development is its ability to reduce the cost of solar power but still keeping its efficiency. Perovskite can make it achievable to develop solar cells that are ultimately efficient and very cheap to create.
Researchers have discovered that it has an excellent ability to absorb light and that includes sunlight. The said material has been around for long but its usefulness hasn’t been harnessed yet and one has the thought of using them to make solar cells, until now. It has also the property which can improve solar energy efficiency by transforming sunlight to usable electricity.
Because of the effectiveness of Perovskite, researchers believe that this can also be use to produce solar cells which are equally efficient like those made of silicon but at significantly reduced costs. Experimenting with Perovskite-based materials of varied compositions, Scientists have been able to achieve an increase in efficiency from the the rate of 10% two years ago to 20% just recently.
Solar power is known to cost higher than fossil fuels most especially when its intermittency is taken into account. But the existence of solar cells from cheaper and easily obtained perovskite-based materials could now generate as much power as today’s conventional solar power cells. Typical solar panels employ materials that measures around 180 micrometers thick. With perovskite, solar cells can be made with less than one micrometer thick of material to absorb the same amount of sunlight that typical solar panels can hold. This is a clear breakthrough for those who want to develop cheap solar energy.
Considering that some solar cells like those of SunPower Corp has 24% efficiency, the efficiency rate of Perovskite is still low by comparison. Those people who have taken part in the development of this new application said that solar panels that cost 10-20 cents per watt can be made possible. Being aware that today these solar panels are around the market at 75 cents /watt. Although, the U.S. Department of energy asserts that 50 cents/watt will make solar power compete close with fossil fuel.
The search to create a low cost solar power paved the way for researchers and developers to divide into two groups. One group chose to develop cheaper solar cells but with less efficiency while the other group has tried to develop highly efficient solar cells but requires a lot of cost on manufacturing procedures thus, making it a lot pricey. They were able to develop the most effective Perovskite solar cells which can convert 15 % of the energy from the sun’s rays into electricity. “The material is dirt cheap,” says Michael Gratzel, one of the leader of the said group.
To read more
visit: www.egsolar.com.au
For Inquiries:
address: 619 Main Street Bairnsdale 3875 VIC
Phone #: 03 51 530 722
email add: [email protected]