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Does it degrade when hermetically sealed? I thought it was down to moisture and getting it in a double glass would be good enough

• epolanski 2y ago
  Moisture heat and light all tend to degrade perovskite. Perovskite is a family a materials by the way so many of these issues can be sortened out. I'm overall just skeptic.
  • hn_throwaway_99 2y ago
    > ... heat and light all tend to degrade perovskite. Have no knowledge in this field but if your solar panel material degrades in light that would seem to be an insurmountable problem to me.
    • Dylan16807 2y ago
      For "tend to", finding a design that avoids it is surmounting it. Or if you get it slow enough.
    • choilive 2y ago
      Output degrades at about ~1% a year. EOL for a solar panel is typically about 30 years. It will still generate power but if it is a commercial operation then it will likely be in consideration for replacement. I imagine there would be a large secondary market in the future for used but still functional solar panels as utilities and smaller solar farms replace the panels and possibly funneling into the residential market.