Tag: Solar efficiency
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SunPower’s Record-Breaking Cell In Production
SunPower says its third-generation Maxeon solar cell, with an efficiency of 24 percent, is now being integrated into some panels.
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Solar3D Ups The Cell Efficiency Ante
The Santa Barbara startup Solar 3D touts a design modification that it says enables its cell to collect sunlight from a wider angle.
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Another Day, Another Solar Cell Efficiency Record
UCLA researchers up the efficiency of a tandem polymer solar cell, which combines multiple cells with different absorption bands, to a record 10.6 percent.
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Solar Cell Doubles Electrons, Bumps Up Efficiency
A Cambridge team’s hybrid cell—using organic and inorganic materials—generates two electrons for every photon, which could enable a big boost in energy capture.
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Solar Panel Efficiency Records Broken Again?
PV keeps getting better: Alta Devices says its panel registered 23.5 percent efficiency, while Semprius, using concentrated photovoltaics, hit 33.9 percent.