Solar Junction Achieves 44% Solar Cell Efficiency

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A California-based company has broken its own world record in solar cell efficiency. Solar Junction has achieved 44 percent at 949 suns, beating the Silicon Valley company’s record of 43.5 percent at 418 suns it set in April 2011. Both records were verified by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). “Breaking our own world record cements Solar Junction as an innovator and leader in the multi-junction cell space,” said Vijit Sabnis, VP...
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Re: Solar Junction Achieves 44% Solar Cell EfficiencyA California-based company has broken its own world record in solar cell efficiency. Solar Junction has achieved 44 percent at 949 suns,
941 suns == 941Kw per square meter! Don't get in the way. :-)
Getting to that sort of concentration takes really good optics and tracking. Not coming soon to any panel near you.SMA SB 3000, old BP panels.
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