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Konarka’s Power Plastic Achieves World Record 8.3 Percent Efficiency Certification from NREL

Large area single-junction solar cell obtains unparalleled NREL efficiency rating

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Konarka Power Plastic, a material that converts light to energy, announced that the National Energy Renewable Laboratory (NREL) has certified that Konarka’s organic based photovoltaic (OPV) solar cells have demonstrated a record breaking 8.3% efficiency. This is the highest performance recorded by NREL for an organic photovoltaic solar cell. “The progress Konarka has achieved this year with regard to solar ...

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