Top 5 Solar Energy Advances Using Perovskites

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[MrDontcareify]

As someone who works in the solar industry, perovskites are very interesting (as is graphene conductors). Anything that may increase the efficiency of solar panels and their electricity generation is going to be good for the renewable future.

I wonder if you’ve ever looked into inverter efficiency because converting DC to usable AC power (and in a safe way) is also a hurdle for solar electricity.

Thanks for another great video.

[LambertBricks]

I discovered this channel a few years ago while researching for my science fair project, on making my own solar cells. It’s pretty cool to see the new breakthroughs on the things that I researched about, using free articles online.

[Nerdificationing]

Even normal PVs - 5yrs ago they were 280W, 3yrs ago 390W, now some home panels have 475W like the Jinko Tiger with higher efficiency

[jerrymacvaldosta]

Love your stuff! So hard to be scientific and still hold the attention of the rest of us. Very informational and interesting. Keep up the good stuff while dummying it down without loosing either us or the information.

[bpier]

OK you crossed the line. I'm an I.T. professional for many decades, and 2FA is a huge jump in account security. Please don't suggest otherwise!

[peterdaenor]

It's always a pleasure to learn about new discoveries with this YT channel. Thanks for all the quality content !

[marklehr]

I was thinking about perovskite technology a few months ago wondering where the technology is today. Thank you for the update!

[craigburns]

👊 for the algorithm. Love listening to your videos Matt

[icare]

With over 38 years of advanced material reinforcement and chemical engineering experience, I have done advanced Perovskite application development for solar panels, etc.

Perovskite stabilization is key for application longevity performance.

Sitting on various ASTM (I) committees over the decades, I have co-authored many testing and measurement standards, which need to be agreed upon for all new technologies.

Taking the new technology mentioned into practical applications is my specialty.

[cmuller]

1000 hours to 95%.
It's just 4 months (8h/day).
Silicon based panels keep that for 10 years and the best ones for 20.
So you're still a 30* factor behind.
The problem is also the labor to change panels. You have to be really really cheaper if your lifespan is shorter or the cost to do the change more often will absorb that gain.

[AppliedCryogenics]

Great episode. I appreciate the breadth of your research, and how you present a topic with integrity rather than trafficking solely in hype and clicks. I mean, you clearly put in the work, and it shows. Cheers!

[CaedmonOS]

I'm super excited for this because I'm looking to put solar panels on top of a bus and in that case size matters way more than lifespan because I don't have very much room so having more efficient solar panels even if they don't last quite as long is acceptable especially if they're cheaper

[unvergebeneid]

I think the nexus" from their actual paper title sounds like _way_ better Star Trek techno babble than "ionic desire path" 😊

[ricoma]

Thank you for your fantastic work that continues to keep us layman informed of the current and future advances! 😀

[AerialWaviator]

Great content Matt. Look forward to seeing you revisit this topic in 2-4 years to see how innovation and commercialization have progressed.

[PurpleLogicYT]

Project "Pepperoni", was originally called project: "Plfepop-stmoIs", which changed to be more memorable.

[winnie-the-poohahaha]

I can never be a sleeper agent watching your videos. I always open my eyes and watch what your talking about and miss out on sleep. Your videos are pre bed time after work

[beautifulgirl]

The price of residential solar in the United States needs to come down by a factor of 10.

[InimitaPaul]

I reupped my panels last year, Perovskite’s should be ready for market by the next time I need to reup.

[TheRussellStover]

You really have the best job. I'm sure these videos take a lot of time to research. Good job looking at and researching all of the things in your videos and explaining them to us in a way we can understand.