Featured in The next phase – 10-2012

Let the light in

3D solar cell technologies: Cells that minimize reflectance and effectively “trap” more sunlight can lead to solar panels that pack in more power output, reducing costs significantly.

The PV industry’s equivalent of a leaders’ board for cell efficiencies is Progress in Photovoltaics. The scientific journal, published by Wiley, produces six monthly listings of the highest confirmed efficiencies for a range of PV cell and module technologies. The most recent table, published in July, recorded 25% for a monocrystalline silicon solar cell produced …

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