Alta Devices Hits 30.8% PV Cell Efficiency
Alta Devices reached 30.8 percent solar cell conversion efficiency earlier this month. The company developed a dual-junction thin-film PV device that builds on its previous single junction cell. The...
View ArticleNew CPV Efficiency Record for Amonix
Amonix, which makes concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) systems, has once again broke a world record for real-world efficiency testing. In real-world testing, the company’s latest CPV technology reached a...
View ArticlePlanetSolar Breaks It’s Own Speed Record
When the Turanor PlanetSolar boat docked on May 18 in Marigot, St. Martin, it broke the speed record for a transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered boat. Of course, PlanetSolar had only its own record...
View ArticleTwo-Junction Solar Cell Efficiency Sets NREL Record
The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Lab has announced a world record of 31.1% conversion efficiency for a two-junction solar cell under one sun of illumination. Multi-junction solar cells...
View ArticleIn Focus: California Solar Credits
California’s solar rollover-credit program is creating quite a buzz across California. More commonly know as “net energy metering,” the solar rollover-credit program is helping...The post In Focus:...
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CdTe Solar Cell Efficiency Record Announced by First Solar
First Solar, Inc. announced it has set a world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) solar cell conversion efficiency, achieving 20.4 percent conversion efficiency certified at the...
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