The major trouble with the solar energy market is that most people across the Globe don`t want or can`t afford to pay that high initial fee, despite the obvious future benefits of changing the ‘fuel’.

Researchers from the United States and Austria are very close to solve this matter, as they announced significant progress toward the next generation of Plastic Solar Cells. These are fabricated from bulk hetero-junction materials comprising semi-conducting polymers and fullerenes, and have already recorded some promising performances.

Still, researchers are trying to figure out a way to control the nano-scale morphology and are looking for ways to optimize the solar cell performance for practical use.

With these new discoveries they hope that solar energy will make it`s way into our homes much faster, as previous efforts of convincing people to switch to this ecological fuel were not sustained by the Governments.

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