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"...The cells are increasingly being adopted in public spaces.
“I have to tell you the warm feeling I got when I got up to the departure level Sunday at Geneva airport, and seeing our panels there,” said Prof Grätzel.
EPFL’s new conference center, which is slated to open in April 2014, also has a colored glass façade composed of the cells.
The cells can also be incorporated into wearable devices. For example, Prof. Grätzel and his wife both own solar-powered backpacks – the cells in the backpack power a battery, which can then be used to charge the variety of gadgets we carry around today."
..."Going forward, a major barrier for the cells to be adopted is price, said Prof. Grätzel, adding that some companies have been drastically underpricing silicon-based cells in attempts to corner the market. But since this is clearly not a sustainable practice, he remains optimistic about the future.
“We feel it’s a very good chance that with these technologies, we can come down, way down in price.”
The versatility of the cells and their ability to be integrated into buildings and wearable devices also bodes well for the future.
“Silicon cells cannot compete there, there is no other technology that offers this… So we have a unique application,” said Prof. Grätzel."
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