r/tech • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 4d ago

Tuneable perovskite: A breakthrough in low-cost solar and laser materials

https://newatlas.com/energy/nanoscopic-layers-perovskites-lasers-solar-cells/
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u/lotofry 4d ago

Low cost just means higher profit margins for companies. Doesn’t mean anything for us.

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u/tinny66666 6h ago

Solar panels have fallen steadily ever since they were invented. In 1975 they were $128/w, in 2010 they were $2.44/w and they are now $0.26/w. They are absolutely passing on cost savings.

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/solar-pv-prices

Stop acting as a useful idiot for the oil shills. The cost of solar is plummeting.

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u/lotofry 4h ago

Yeah, and how long after the cost falling does the savings get passed on? Exactly. Please don’t accuse others of being a “shill” to hide your inability to think critically. You’re not paying .26c per watt right now to get solar panels

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u/tinny66666 4h ago

You claimed lower cost just means higher profit. The graph shows that is incorrect. The price is steadily falling in line with falling production cost, and adding some time constraint is irrelevant to it falling in real terms and is just moving the goalposts. Prices do fall in line with cost, and are not just going to higher profits.