- U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said that India was “perfectly positioned as a potential manufacturer” of perovskite cells
- Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are considered by scientists as a potential cheap alternative to silicon cells
As per a report by Reuters, the U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said that United States wants India to explore manufacturing a cheaper alternative to silicon solar cells amid high dependence on Chinese technology.The report added that Brouillette, who was addressing a virtual press conference at the conclusion of the India energy forum at the IHS CERA Week, said India was “perfectly positioned as a potential manufacturer” of perovskite cells. The U.S. was conducting research at its national laboratory in Colorado.
Technology the country wants to share with India
The report added that Brouillette said that they have seen recently with this pandemic, supply chain issues have arisen with countries like China and in certain cases, one has become overly dependent upon one country. He added that it is a technology the country wants to share with India . It is better done there than other parts around the world.
The report added that perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are considered by scientists as a potential cheap alternative to silicon cells. Sandheep Ravishankar, a scientist researching PSCs at the Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany said that PSCs offer a much lower production cost compared to silicon solar cells and its efficiency has improved dramatically. He also said that PSCs are still not stable enough to be considered as a commercial competitor of silicon.
As per the report, scientists are also exploring using perovskite in tandem with silicon to increase efficiency. Research on the technology is being carried out in countries including the United States, Saudi Arabia and Germany.
