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Beyond Silicon: The Future of Solar Energy (Ep 33): Prof. Christos Markides & Dr Flurin Eisner

In 2025, the UK generated over 14 billion kilowatt-hours of solar electricity, enough to power more than 5 million homes. With solar technology evolving faster than ever, could the next leap in solar power come from labs pushing the boundaries of energy science? Today's episode is hosted by Christos Markides, a professor of clean energy technologies in the department of chemical engineering at Imperial. He specializes in advanced technologies for recovering and storing thermal energy—particularly from solar and low-grade waste heat. His guest today is Dr Flurin Eisner, a lecturer and researcher in Green Energy and Sustainable Engineering at Queen Mary University. Topics they discuss; Technology improvements in solar cells Generation capacity for manufacturing solar technologies Growth rate of PV industry Technical dive into converting solar power to energy Solar heat converted to cooling technologies UK’s Solar PV generation vs that of Europe. Timecode Chapters; 00:00 - Introduction to the Energy Futures Podcast 00:45 - Meet the Hosts: Christos Markides and Flurin Eisner 02:00 - Overview of Solar Energy Potential and Global Usage 04:30 - Growth of Photovoltaics (PV) and Silicon Dominance 07:00 - Monocrystalline vs Polycrystalline Silicon 08:30 - Emerging Solar Technologies: Perovskites and Organics 11:00 - Advantages and Challenges of Perovskite Solar Cells 13:30 - Tandem Solar Cells and Efficiency Gains 15:00 - Organic PV: Flexibility, Colour Tuning, and Indoor Use 17:30 - Energy Payback Time and Sustainability of New Technologies 19:30 - Hybrid PV-Thermal Systems and Heat Recovery 22:00 - Thermal Storage and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) 24:30 - Grid Integration and the Role of Storage 26:30 - Desert Tech and International Solar Projects 28:00 - Challenges in Grid Infrastructure and Distribution 30:00 - Capacity Factors and Renewable Energy Intermittency 32:00 - Solar for Cooling and Building Integration 34:00 - Light Management and Spectral Tuning in PV 36:00 - Material Design and AI in Solar Research 38:00 - Policy, Funding, and the UK’s Role in PV Innovation 40:00 - Solar Panel Adoption in UK Homes and Feed-in Tariffs 42:00 - Final Thoughts: The Solar Revolution is Here 43:00 - Outro and Energy Futures Lab Mission Christo's links: LinkedIn -   / christos-markides-0845974   Imperial profile - https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/c.mar... Flurin’s links: LinkedIn -   / flurin-eisner-993b3358   Produced by Annemarie van Basten   / annemarie-van-basten-b4289a17   Additional Links  Joint Article Publication by Prof. Christos Markides and Dr Maria Herrando Hybrid PV and solar-thermal systems for domestic heat and power provision in the UK: Techno-economic considerations https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk/entitie... Dr. Maria Herrando Imperial Profile link -https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/maria...