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GCL says perovskite solar module passes silicon degradation tests, halving solar costs (pv-magazine-usa.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Espiritdescali to c/futurology

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[–] mholiv@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

This is really exciting. At 0.075 USD / w, that means a 8kw system would only cost 600 USD in solar panels!

Even in Central Europe a 8kw system should cover people’s basic needs year round. At that price it would be amazing. Labor on the other hand would still be expensive.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is the kind of stuff that has me holding off on buying solar. Why should I take out a loan now when that money can get me a significantly better system in 5 years?

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

it should drive panel costs down, so you can overinstall capacity, which you could equate to a better system. still will need batteries to store the power for night etc., but yeah, looking forward to this tech making panels significantly cheaper and perhaps more effecient.