{
  "id": 1134275,
  "title": "China’s 1MW perovskite solar farm beats silicon system in industrial-scale test",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/chinas-1mw-perovskite-solar-farm-beats-silicon-system-in-industrial-1134275",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T22:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3364155/chinas-1mw-perovskite-solar-farm-beats-silicon-system-industrial-scale-test"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A China-led team has cleared the last major hurdle in the race to commercialise the most promising alternative to conventional silicon solar technology, paving the way for the next generation of low-cost, high-efficiency panels to be made on an industrial scale. Researchers from China and Canada, led by Nanjing University, have developed a super-stable coating for perovskite – an ultra-thin,…",
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        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "China’s 1MW perovskite solar farm beats silicon system in industrial-scale test",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/chinas-1mw-perovskite-solar-farm-beats-silicon-system-in-industrial",
        "published": "2026-08-15T22:00:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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