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Anne L. Fischer, Senior Editor, [email protected]

Hybrid organic solar cells made of plastic may help “green” the solar industry. Although plastics are generally made of petroleum, one could debate whether plastic solar is moving in a cleaner, greener direction. It is possible that plastics may be the answer, especially understanding that the manufacture of each tiny silicon chip results in 1.7 kg of greenhouse gases, according to an article published in 2002 in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Environmental Science & Technology.  Plastic solar cells, currently under development at the University of Alberta, may be an...Read full article

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