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If perovskites mean nothing to you read on, as they may have a very big impact on your future fuel bill.

If we could capture approximately 1% of the sunlight falling on to the British Isles and turn it into electricity we would meet our current energy demands. The reason no one suggests doing this rather than building wind, nuclear or conventional power stations is the cost. We currently use silicon solar cells to turn sunlight into electricity but they are expensive and require subsidies.

HTML	<p>If perovskites mean nothing to you read on, as they may have a very big impact on your future fuel bill.</p><p>If we could capture approximately 1% of the sunlight falling on to the British Isles and turn it into electricity we would meet our current <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/energy" title="More from the Guardian on Energy">energy</a> demands. The reason no one suggests doing this rather than building wind, nuclear or conventional power stations is the cost. We currently use silicon solar cells to turn sunlight into electricity but they are expensive and require subsidies.</p>

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<p>If perovskites mean nothing to you read on, as they may have a very big impact on your future fuel bill.</p><p>If we could capture approximately 1% of the sunlight falling on to the British Isles and turn it into electricity we would meet our current <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/energy" title="More from the Guardian on Energy">energy</a> demands. The reason no one suggests doing this rather than building wind, nuclear or conventional power stations is the cost. We currently use silicon solar cells to turn sunlight into electricity but they are expensive and require subsidies.</p>

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