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SUMMARY:The prospects for thin film PV solar energy in a world dominated b
 y crystalline silicon - Professor Stuart Irvine\, Director of Centre for S
 olar Energy Research\, Glyndŵr University
DTSTART:20150512T183000Z
DTEND:20150512T200000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Geoff Hale
DESCRIPTION:The rapid growth in crystalline silicon PV solar module manufa
 cturing from 2010 to 2014 has dramatically reduced the cost of solar PV in
 stallation and helped to grow the global market.  Thin film PV products we
 re predicted to take an increasing market share but this has not happened 
 and has fallen back to a traditional 10% of market share.  The dilemma for
  any new technology is trying to predict the market opportunities in the f
 uture\, when it will be ready for large volume manufacture.  To compete wi
 th crystalline silicon the volume in 5 years’ time will need to be large
 r than it is today\, so the competition for new products gets harder.  How
 ever\, there has not been a more exciting time for research in materials f
 or thin film PV\, with compound semiconductor materials such as cadmium te
 lluride and copper indium disellenide both exceeding 20% cell efficiency\,
  the rapid rise of the remarkable Perovskites with cell efficiency exceedi
 ng 17% and a range of emerging materials based on earth abundant elements.
   This talk will explore some of the exciting applications that are well s
 uited to thin film PV which will unlock new markets for clean and renewabl
 e electricity generation in the future.
LOCATION:Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy\, 27 Charles Babba
 ge Road\, Cambridge. CB3 0FS
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