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By Sim Shuzhen | Editorials February 3, 2014
Prof. Grätzel discusses how harnessing solar power has the potential to provide more than 6,000 times our current energy consumption.
A unique advantage for the future Describing workshops that teach high school students to make simple dye-sensitized solar cells using anthocyanin pigment extracted from blackberries, Prof. Grätzel said that it is critical to educate the next generation of scientists about the importance of developing new technologies to address our energy supply gap. If the crowd of students peppering Prof. Grätzel with questions when this correspondent arrived for the interview is any indication, there does seem to be great interest in this field among young researchers. Going forward, a major barrier for the cells to be adopted is price, said Prof. Grätzel, adding that some companies have been drastically underpricing silicon-based cells in attempts to corner the market. But since this is clearly not a sustainable practice, he remains optimistic about the future.
“We feel it’s a very good chance that with these technologies, we can come down, way down in price.”
The versatility of the cells and their ability to be integrated into buildings and wearable devices also bodes well for the future.
“Silicon cells cannot compete there, there is no other technology that offers this… So we have a unique application,” said Prof. Grätzel.
Prof. Michael Grätzel was attending the Global Young Scientists Summit 2014, organized by the National Research Foundation of Singapore. The summit took place from January 19 to 24, 2014 at Nanyang Technological University.
http://www.asianscientist.com/features/michael-gratzel-solar-cells-gyss-2014/
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