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Phillips 66, South China University of Technology and Solarmer Energy Set World Record in Solar Power Conversion Efficiency

Certified 9.31 percent efficiency for polymer-based OPV cells

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Phillips 66, South China University of Technology (SCUT) and Solarmer Energy, Inc. have successfully set a new world record in power conversion efficiency for polymer-based organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells. The 9.31% efficiency was certified by the Newport Technology & Application Center’s Photovoltaic Lab in Long Beach, Calif. “The breakthrough in efficiency offers a good opportunity for the commercialization of the organic photovoltaic technology,” said Dr. Byron Johnson, manager of sus...

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