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New record for Si photovoltaic module efficiency

30 Thursday Jun 2016

Posted by danesposito in energy, Solar-Popular Press, Uncategorized

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efficiency, photovoltaics, Silicon, solar, SunPower

SunPower recently announced a 24.1% efficient Si PV module- a world record:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelkanellos/2016/06/27/sunpowers-24-1-efficiency-mark-are-we-near-the-ceiling/#1742e8eb2be1

As noted in the article, this is very impressive, especially considering that the theoretical maximum efficiency for a single junction Si solar cell under 1 sun illumination intensity is ~ 29%.

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