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New World Record for Solar Cell Efficiency is 46 Percent

French-German cooperation confirms competitive advantage of European photovoltaic industry

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

A new world record for the direct conversion of sunlight into electricity has been established. The multi-junction solar cell converts 46% of the solar light into electrical energy and was developed by Soitec and CEA-Leti, France, together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Germany. Multi-junction cells are used in concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems to produce low-cost electricity in photovoltaic power plants, in regions with a large amount of direct solar radiat...

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