U.S Rep. Neguse announces $9 million for CU Boulder solar research

The University of Colorado Boulder has been awarded $9 million in federal funding for research on solar technology, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., announced Monday. CU Boulder’s project will design and build tandem silicon-perovskite solar cells, which convert light energy into electricity. Perovskite is a relatively new material used to build solar cells, and tandems are two solar cells stacked on top of each other for increased efficiency.