[HN Gopher] Methods for increasing efficiency of solar cells wit...
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Methods for increasing efficiency of solar cells with silicon and
perovskite
Author : wglb
Score : 20 points
Date : 2023-07-10 01:37 UTC (21 hours ago)
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| m00x wrote:
| There are some really great youtube videos on this subject from
| the channel "Undecided by Matt Ferrell". I highly recommend
| watching them.
| f_devd wrote:
| Negative recommendation from me, his lack of
| research/understanding in some of the areas he covers is
| astounding
| jksk61 wrote:
| still lab stuff, not scaled and not that impressive since other
| techniques using silicon (in lab) are roughly the same from an
| efficiency pov.
| ravedave5 wrote:
| Those are a few percent higher than the Silicon/Perovskite cells
| that will supposedly begin production this year. I don't
| understand if this is a new type of perovskite or a novel method
| of applying it.
| https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/perovskite-solar-goe...
| PaulKeeble wrote:
| This is years away still if they don't even have a prototype for
| normal cell size let alone a way to mass produce it.
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| The current solar panels are economically viable, both for big
| farms and home installations favourably compared to carbon
| emitting fuels already so while more efficient is obviously
| better solar and wind are already cheaper.
| m00x wrote:
| Mass production isn't the main issue. Production is actually
| quite simple, the issue is that it doesn't pass the 25 year
| lifespan test yet, but they're close.
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