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Perovskite cells still don't make much sense for the majority of applications (and I suspect they never will): they're expensive, generally use toxic materials,
by nicoburns 2y ago
Perovskite cells still don't make much sense for the majority of applications (and I suspect they never will): they're expensive, generally use toxic materials, and degrade much more quickly than silicon panels. Silicon panels are cheap, non-toxic, and long-lasting and plenty efficient enough for 90% of use cases.
- elcritch 2y agoAgreed, thought if we could get silicon + perovskite working well with stable perovskite that combined efficiency might be worthwhile.
- tim333 2y agoOxford PV say they have some that work ok being put into commercial use on a small scale - https://www.oxfordpv.com/news/20-more-powerful-tandem-solar-panels-enter-commercial-use-first-time-us https://www.oxfordpv.com/news/20-more-powerful-tandem-solar-...