China startup makes large, flexible solar panels in industry first

Japanese-developed perovskite technology goes into mass production

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Pioneered by Tsutomu Miyasaka in 2009, perovskite cells are a bendable, lightweight alternative to conventional silicon solar cells. (Photo by Manami Yamada)

YUKI MISUMI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- A Chinese startup this month became the first in the world to mass-produce large, bendable perovskite solar panels, based on technology initially developed by researchers in Japan.

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