00:00This Austrian-Chinese research team is developing solar modules that are not only bendable but also highly efficient.
00:09They can be fitted to surfaces where conventional glass panels simply won't work, from building facades and vehicles to even
00:16satellites.
00:17We combine two different solar cells, stack them together and then we can fully harness the full spectrum of the
00:26visible and invisible light.
00:29Solar panels collect different kinds of light, classified as colors.
00:34The Austrian team created the bottom layer, designed to capture red and infrared light, while the Chinese partners worked on
00:40the top layer, which absorbs mainly blue and green light.
00:44The cooperation began three years ago in China, when Zimmermann realized his solar cell could complement one developed by Shanghai
00:52Tech University.
00:53Combined, the two cells can generate 50% more electricity than either could on its own.
01:01It's not just solar cells.
01:03Austria and China are stepping up joint energy research with a new funding program, aiming to accelerate innovation as the
01:10global race for clean energy technologies advances.
01:14But generating more renewable energy is only part of the challenge.
01:18Solar and wind power often can cause fluctuations in electricity supply, putting pressure on power grids.
01:24To exchange expertise on how to manage this, the head of the Austrian power grid met with his counterpart from
01:30the China state grid in Beijing.
01:35What impressed me the most was how China integrates huge amounts of renewable energy, particularly solar and wind, into its
01:42power grid and develops the entire system.
01:44We aim to run our electricity system entirely on renewables, so there is a lot we can learn from each
01:50other.
01:50We can plan for it, but nobody has yet given the experience operating a power system based entirely on renewable
01:56energy.
02:03Meanwhile, Zimmermann and his Chinese partners are working to develop larger scale prototypes,
02:08hoping to bring their new solar technology to market within the next two to three years.
02:13Johannes Bleschberger, CGTN, Vienna.
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