Apr

30

New World Record Set For a Solar Cell

April 30, 2020 | Leave a Comment

DOE/National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) scientists have fabricated a solar cell with an efficiency of nearly 50%. The six-junction solar cell now holds the world record for the highest solar conversion efficiency at 47.1%, which was measured under concentrated illumination. A variation of the same cell also set the efficiency record under one-sun illumination at […]

Sep

24

New Record Solar Cell Efficiency at 44.7 Percent

September 24, 2013 | Leave a Comment

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Soitec, CEA-Leti and the Helmholtz Center Berlin jointly announced achieving a new world record for solar cell efficiency.  Using a new solar cell structure with four solar subcells the team surpassed all the competition after only over three years of research.  The new record efficiency of 44.7% […]

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