Featured in Looking forward – 08-2012

Solar superhero

Interview: Having been a world leader in crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cell efficiency since 1983, The University of New South Wales Martin Green is a true Solar superhero. Despite the fortunes of some of the Chinese c-Si waning in the light of rapidly falling prices, Green remains confident that PV will continue to develop and become a major energy source of the future. pv magazine met with the softly-spoken scientist to get his take on the current market and challenges currently facing the industry.

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Jonathan Gifford

27 Jul 2012

Falling polysilicon and also c-Si module prices have been decisive factors in accelerating the path towards PV competitiveness, but at the same time have left a lot of destruction in their wake. What is your assessment of the market at the moment? I think that the c-Si wafer technology has surprised everyone in how much …

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