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Solar energy breakthrough could reduce need for solar farms

The University of Oxford said the new light-absorbing material could reduce the need for silicon-based solar panels

Chris Brayford
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Energy and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has called on the UK to kick-start a solar energy revolution.
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Energy and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has called on the UK to kick-start a solar energy revolution.

A 'revolutionary approach' which could generate increasing amounts of electricity without the need for solar panels has been developed by scientists at the world's second oldest university in continuous...

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