LEFT: The nanopatterned module appears green, independent of the angle.
RIGHT: Schematic of silicon nanoscatterer arrays on top of a sapphire cover slide, integrated into a commonly used solar panel design. Image provided by PV Magazine.
Researchers at Netherlands’ AMOLF Institute develop method to make solar panels green. Next stop, red and blue – and maybe even white.
Solar is playing an increasingly vital role in the world’s decarbonisation, and with wind energy will provide 80 per cent of global electricity needs by 2060.
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