Revolutionary Solar Technology New Method to Generate Solar Power on Everyday items

TapTechNews August 10th news, TapTechNews learned from the press release of the University of Oxford on August 9th that scientists in the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford have developed a revolutionary method that can coat a new type of power generation material on the surfaces of daily items such as backpacks, cars, and mobile phones without the need for silicon-based solar panels, and can generate more and more solar power.

This new type of light-absorbing material has achieved sufficient thickness and flexibility for the first time, and can be applied to the surface of almost any building or ordinary object. This pioneering technology stacks multiple light-absorbing layers into one solar cell, thereby utilizing a wider spectral range and enabling the same amount of sunlight to generate more energy.

It is known that this ultra-thin and flexible film is made by stacking perovskite light-absorbing layers with a thickness of just slightly more than one micron. This new material is 150 times thinner than traditional silicon wafers and has 5% higher energy efficiency than traditional single-layer silicon photovoltaic panels.

Dr. Shauifeng Hu, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford, said that he believes this method can enable photovoltaic devices to achieve higher efficiencies, exceeding 45%.

This new photovoltaic technology method is also expected to reduce the cost of photovoltaic. Due to its thin and flexible characteristics, it can be applied to almost any surface. This technology reduces the construction and installation costs and is expected to increase the number of photovoltaic farms, thereby generating more sustainable energy.

It should be noted that this technology is still in the research stage, and the Oxford researchers did not mention the long-term stability of the newly designed perovskite panel. The researchers believe that their method will continue to reduce the cost of solar energy and make it the most sustainable form of renewable energy. Since 2010, the average cost of global solar power generation has decreased by nearly 90%, making it nearly one-third cheaper than fossil fuel power generation.