Oxford PV’s perovskite technology is made with abundantly available, low-cost synthetic materials. It is 200 times more effective at absorbing the sun’s energy compared to conventional silicon solar cells. For this reason, it can be applied as a thin film - less than one micron thick - to silicon solar cells, dramatically improving their efficiency. This approach converts more of the sun’s energy into power, and has the potential to make existing solar panels far more effective, and reduce the amount of space required for future installations.
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RE:TV Revitalizing Cities - Medellin
Colombia's second-largest city, Medellín, was best known internationally for the local drug cartel that took its name, and left a legacy of high crime and violence. After a successful programme of urban regeneration, the city now faces two new threats to its environment caused by rapid economic g...
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RE:TV Researching Biodiversity
The Millennium Seed Bank is an underground collection of over 2.4 billion seeds from around the world stored in sub-zero chambers in Wakehurst, Sussex. Part of Kew's Royal Botanic Gardens, it not only protects biodiversity by preserving threatened species, but also conducts cutting-edge scientifi...
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RE:TV Rewilding the Highlands
Located on a 100-acre site near Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands, AECOM and the Lifescape Project have established a Natural Capital Laboratory. Working with the landowners, their local advisors and a team of researchers from the University of Cumbria, the site’s natural environment will be re...
