“The coldness of outer space is also an extremely important renewable energy source,” lead project researcher Shanhui Fan says.
This research is happening at a time when solar jobs and solar residential installations are on the rise. Why solar? The price of solar energy has been declining for years and recently, it has become substantially more affordable. Many US states provide a variety of solar incentives and programs to go solar. In addition, due to recent shocks such as the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, resulting in global supply uncertainty, investing in the research of energy alternatives is of crucial importance!