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IN BRIEFAccording to a study published in the journal Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, researchers from the University of Exeter, UK, have said they have found a new material to produce solar energy that will be more cost-efficient than present materials. The team has examined new techniques for generating photovoltaic (PV) energy more economically than before.
The global solar PV market has witnessed rapid growth in recent years due to new and increased renewable energy (RE) targets set by countries to control CO2 emissions. However, commercial technologies currently employed to generate solar electricity, such as silicon or thin film-based technologies, remain expensive, as products have to be processed using vacuum techniques, said the report.
The team of scientists from the Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI), based at Exeter's Penryn Campus in Cornwall, UK, has found that a mineral called perovskites may hold the key to cheaper solar PV energy generation. This research offers the potential for significant progress to be made in the discovery of new materials that could lead to a reduction of renewables generation costs, said a scientist.
The team conducted studies with perovskites material in Alta Floresta (Brazil), Frenchman Flat, (US), Granada (Spain), Beijing (China), Edinburgh (UK) and Solar Village (Saudi Arabia), confirming its efficiency in converting light to electricity in a range of atmospheric conditions, rather than just under direct sunlight.
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