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Stacked Solar Cells Can Handle Energy Of 70,000 Suns, currently at 45% efficiency

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

With a new connection, the overall efficiency of solar energy devices, including GaAs based ones, can reduce the cost of solar energy production North Carolina State University researchers have come up with a new technique for improving the connections between … Continue reading →

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Verified: Heliatek organic solar cell achieves record 12% efficiency

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

According to the company the record setting organic solar cell was fabricated using a 1.1 cm² cell size that combined two patented absorber materials, converting at two different wavelengths. Heliatek has achieved a record 12% conversion efficiency in its organic … Continue reading →

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