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NREL Collaboration Boosts Potential for CdTe Solar Cells

Working with WSU, UT to improve maximum voltage available from a CdTe solar cell.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

A critical milestone has been reached in cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cell technology, helping pave the way for solar energy to directly compete with electricity generated by conventional energy sources.   Scientists at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) collaborated with researchers at Washington State University and the University of Tennessee to improve the maximum voltage available from a CdTe solar cell, which is a key factor in improving solar cell effi...

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