Solar power could equal price of fossil fuels in 10 years

  • 10/12/1999

A team of Swedish researchers has revealed that solar power from certain cells could compete in price with electricity produced in conventional power stations in 10 years' time. A research team at Uppsala University converted sunlight to electricity with a high, 16.6% efficiency using a module of solar cells made from copper, indium, gallium and selenium (CIGS), researcher Marika Bodegard told edie on 10 August.