CATL, BYD join over 100 China firms in perovskite solar cell race
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Inside an UtmoLight perovskite solar cell production facility in China’s Jiangsu province. (UtmoLight)
KOHEI FUJIMURA and MANA KUBOTA
DALIAN, China/TOKYO — Chinese companies are racing to mass-produce thin, light-weight perovskite solar cells — a low-cost technology that promises high energy efficiency — with both startups and established players firing up large production lines.
