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Scientists smash efficiency record for solar panel windows

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Breakthrough is a huge boost for renewable energy, allowing entire skyscrapers to serve as power stations by transforming their windows into solar panels.

By combining organic solar cells with the so-called miracle material’ perovskite, the scientists were able to achieve an efficiency of 12.3 per cent close to that of commercial solar cells.

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