Comment Comment by HexnMarcusWolfe It's been cheaper than nuclear for a while now, it was only a matter of time.Personally i'm waiting for the next iterations of Kesterite cells.If we can get single cells to crack ~20% efficiency. With a tandem cell architecture, it's going to become the new standard overnight.Durability of silicon cells or better, but orders of magnitude $ cheaper to produce, and without the need to use toxic agents as in perovskite cells.We're movin' fast.For over a decade we were stuck at ~12% efficiency. And in the last 4 years (probably with AI help) we've cracked 15% efficiencyhttps://interestingengineering.com/energy/chinese-researcher...Few more years, and with a bit of luck, we'll all be around to see solar panels that cost 1/10th of what they do now. parent HexnMarcusWolfe 4 days ago
Personally i'm waiting for the next iterations of Kesterite cells.
If we can get single cells to crack ~20% efficiency. With a tandem cell architecture, it's going to become the new standard overnight.
Durability of silicon cells or better, but orders of magnitude $ cheaper to produce, and without the need to use toxic agents as in perovskite cells.
We're movin' fast.
For over a decade we were stuck at ~12% efficiency. And in the last 4 years (probably with AI help) we've cracked 15% efficiency
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/chinese-researcher...
Few more years, and with a bit of luck, we'll all be around to see solar panels that cost 1/10th of what they do now.