A fresh report from Rethink Energy predicts that perovskite solar modules reach GW-scale manufacturing from 2028, taking over the entire industry by 2040. Today we see a constant stream of trial commercial shipments, and that tandem modules have reached parity with silicon on lifetime power output – with huge room for further upgrades on lifespan and efficiency. This means that solar’s price declines and quality improvements haven’t reached a plateau – the solar levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) is going to keep improving through 2040 and beyond. It will take many years of manufacturing expansions to catch up with the scale of the general solar industry – but specific market segments will be transformed or even created by perovskites, in…