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Ken Durose


Durham University developing light-absorbing materials for sustainable solar cells

According to professor Ken Durose, Director of the Durham Centre for Renewable Energy, "One of the main issues in solar energy is the cost of materials and we recognise that the cost of solar cells is slowing down their uptake. If solar panels were cheap enough so you could buy a system off the shelf that provided even a fraction of your power needs you would do it, but that product isn't there at the moment." That makes perfect sense, right? If you could add solar power to your home or car without significant expense as a way to save on your ... Read more →

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