Solar Panel Breakthrough , Could Make Renewable Energy , More Commercially Viable.<br />'The Independent' reports that a new<br />'miracle material' is behind a mass produced <br />solar panel with significantly increased efficiency. .<br />Perovskite has the potential to revolutionize the renewable energy <br />industry, however, its transition to commercial applications <br />has been hampered by durability and reliability issues.<br />A team led by Germany's Karlsruhe Institute of <br />Technology believes the vacuum process could allow <br />next-gen solar panels to become viable in the commercial market.<br />Vacuum-based processes <br />have proven themselves in<br />industry for many decades, Ulrich W. Paetzold, Professor at the Institute of Microstructure Technology and Light Technology Institute at KIT, via 'The Independent'.<br />Although they can decisively <br />advance the commercialization <br />of solar cells, they are heavily <br />underrepresented, Ulrich W. Paetzold, Professor at the Institute of Microstructure Technology and Light Technology Institute at KIT, via 'The Independent'.<br />'The Independent' reports that solar cells made with a <br />combination of silicon and perovskite have been shown <br />to generate more energy than traditional silicon cells.<br />'The Independent' reports that solar cells made with a <br />combination of silicon and perovskite have been shown <br />to generate more energy than traditional silicon cells.<br />According to Chinese solar technology firm Longi, <br />their silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell is nearly <br />30% more efficient than the best silicon cells.<br />Another startup in China claimed to have reached a <br />silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell breakthrough that <br />would allow them to begin mass production in 2023.<br />Another startup in China claimed to have reached a <br />silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell breakthrough that <br />would allow them to begin mass production in 2023.<br />At the same time, UK startup Oxford PV has also <br />announced plans to make the perovskite tandem cells <br />available commercially with a production facility in Germany. .<br />At the same time, UK startup Oxford PV has also <br />announced plans to make the perovskite tandem cells <br />available commercially with a production facility in Germany. .<br />Details of the latest breakthrough in this <br />next-gen technology were published in the <br />journal 'Energy & Environmental Science.'
