OREANDA-NEWS Flexible solar panels with a thickness of only a few microns have been created in Russia. The development belongs to scientists from St. Petersburg Alferov University, this is stated on the university's website.

The new technology makes it possible to reuse the substrate from which the solar cells are separated, which significantly reduces production costs. Thanks to this method, batteries work more efficiently, have high flexibility and low weight.

Solar cells developed by scientists can also be used together with other power sources. This can be useful for ensuring the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles, electric cars, mobile and biocompatible devices. In this way, you can additionally charge the batteries, which will increase the life of the autonomous operation of the device.

Earlier it was reported that global investments in clean energy have increased by more than half. In 2023, investments reached $200 billion.