In partnership with CSIRO and the Australian National University (ANU), a local technology company Dyesol has designed a new form of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells that exclude rare earths and silicon metals.

Perovskite is the next big thing when it comes to solar energy research methods, as it may just have the ability to convert light into electricity in a more efficient and cost-effective way, potentially changing the landscape of the solar industry.

Imagine paper-thin, individualized coloured solar panels secured onto a window of a building. Such a concept may soon become a reality according to one study by Britain’s Exeter University, as new generation solar panels have been created and developed from perovskite minerals.