Here comes the sun

摘要

A national team of scientists are embarking on one of the UK's largest ever research projects into photovoltaic solar energy. The ￡6.3million PV-21 programme will focus on making thin-film light absorbing cells for solar panels from sustainable and affordable materials. Eight UK universities, led by Durham and including Bangor, Bath, Cranfield, Edinburgh, Imperial College London, Northumbria and Southampton, are involved in the project. They will work together with nine industrial partners towards a "medium to long-term goal" of making solar energy more competitive and sustainable, particularly in light of the recent rise in fossil fuel prices.