Category: solar electricity

A Material That Could Make Solar Power “Dirt Cheap” Researchers discover that a material known for a hundred years could lower the cost of solar power. Researchers developing the technology say that it could lead to solar panels that cost just 10 to 20 cents per watt. Solar panels now typically cost about 75 cents…

print me a solar cell New MIT-developed materials make it possible to produce photovoltaic cells on paper or fabric, nearly as simply as printing a document. Almost as cheaply and easily as printing a photo on your inkjet, an inexpensive, simple solar cell has been created on that flimsy sheet, formed from special “inks” deposited…