CleanTechnica » solar cell conversion efficiency http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Hanergy Acquires California-based Solar Cell Manufacturer Alta Devices http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/19/hanergy-acquires-california-based-solar-cell-manufacturer-alta-devices/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/19/hanergy-acquires-california-based-solar-cell-manufacturer-alta-devices/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2014 20:00:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70825 Chinese thin-film solar cell manufacturer Hanergy has recently acquired California-based Alta Devices to diversify into consumer technology

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/19/hanergy-acquires-california-based-solar-cell-manufacturer-alta-devices/feed/ 0 New Efficiency Record for Photovoltaic Cells Set, Jump in Efficiency Thanks to Heterojunction Technology http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/30/new-efficiency-record-for-photovoltaic-cells-set-jump-in-efficiency-thanks-to-heterojunction-technology/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/30/new-efficiency-record-for-photovoltaic-cells-set-jump-in-efficiency-thanks-to-heterojunction-technology/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2012 10:28:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=43347   A new solar photovoltaic conversion efficiency record for solar cells made of amorphous and monocrystalline silicon of 21.4% was recently set, thanks to the innovations of researchers at EPFL’s Institute of Microengineering in Neuchatel. The research team, led by professor Christophe Ballif, director of the Photovoltaics Laboratory (PVlab), recently presented their work at the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/03/mit-developing-paintable-solar-cells-made-of-plants/feed/ 1 3D Solar’s 3-D Solar Cell Could Change the Economics of Solar Power http://cleantechnica.com/2011/09/13/3d-solars-3-d-solar-cell-could-change-the-economics-of-solar-power/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/09/13/3d-solars-3-d-solar-cell-could-change-the-economics-of-solar-power/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:34:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=30409 Santa Barbara's Solar3D Inc. announced that it's completed the design and is on track to complete a prototype of a "super-efficient" 3-D solar cell by the end of 2011. Holding out the promise of substantially increasing solar cell conversion efficiencies, the company believes its 3-D solar cell design "will dramatically change the economics of solar energy."

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