Updated several times, last time being August 29, 2015, in order to update the solar panel and solar cell efficiency record chart. Originally published on Cost Of Solar. One of the most common things people ask when they start to consider going solar or start to plan their life-changing solar expedition is … [continued]
Gallium is already on its way to becoming the workhorse of the solar tech field, and now it looks like the soft metal is is on track to become a thoroughbred. A team of US scientists has hit upon an improved method for growing indium gallium nitride (InGaN) crystals that … [continued]
A research team in Europe has achieved a world record-setting solar conversion efficiency of 44.7 percent, and assuming that higher efficiency translates into lower costs (someday), it’s yet another indicator that we’re only at the beginning of a long decline in the cost of solar power. Solar (and wind, for … [continued]
You know we’re getting somewhere when record-shattering solar power efficiency marks are popping up faster than zombies at your local Comic Con, so let’s hear it for the California-based innovator Amonix, which has been setting records practically since it first started up in 1989. In the latest development, Amonix has … [continued]
Solar energy is our most popular category here on CleanTechnica. It’s also the category in which we’ve published the greatest number of articles — thousands of the. We don’t obsessively cover solar project or solar company news, but we try to keep an eye out for the biggest and best … [continued]
Amonix Inc. is no stranger to setting peak efficiency records with its concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar power systems. As a matter of fact, it just set a new record that successfully converted more than 36% of direct sunlight into electricity. This new achievement breaks the old record Amonix established in May 2012 of 34.2% peak efficiency. … [continued]
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The solar power industry just got a little more interesting this week, with the announcement that Solar Junction and Amonix have signed an agreement to work together on the next generation of low cost, ultra-high efficiency concentrated photovoltaic systems. If you’re expecting another long slog through the R&D phase, guess … [continued]
A new solar photovoltaic efficiency record has been set. The new module achieved a solar efficiency rating of 33.5%. One of the leading concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar power systems companies, Amonix Inc., just announced that it has broken the efficiency record for photovoltaics operating in real-world conditions. Setting a … [continued]
Unfortunately, another solar company, Amonix, has some bad news to share. Not all companies will make it… in any industry. But especially not in a very fast-growing, maturing industry. In this story today, Amonix is closing a manufacturing plant and working to restructure in this highly competitive market, perhaps … [continued]
