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‘Miracle material’ Perovskite solar panels to finally enter production, 50% cheaper to produce
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 21 Jun 2023
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Yup, that’s terrible. PSC’s still have a long way to go and we need to find encapsulation technologies to extend their life more, but where they shine is that they should be dirt cheap. If they cost 1/4 of silicon based cells, but only last 1/2 as long, that’s still a massive improvement.
Wouldn't the energy used for manufacturing, shipping, gathering, and recycling twice as many solar panels outweigh the benefits? That's a lot of extra logistics to deal with
In theory, the cost of energy used in manufacturing and logistics is covered by the purchase price.