‘Insanely cheap energy’: how solar power continues to shock the world

25 April 2021 by Maria MacNamara

Energy

“The International Energy Agency now says solar is providing the cheapest energy the world has ever seen. But we’re headed towards a future of insanely cheap energy.”

“In a quirk of history, what had begun as an American drive to wean itself off oil was eventually taken up by China, which made solar power dirt cheap in the process.”

Work is now being done in stackable solar cell by pioneer in this field, UNSW Professor Martin Green.

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Mahnaz Fallah @ 2021.04.29 9:34 AM
Interesting article, Thanks for sharing!

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