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Black Metals Beat A New Path To Solar Cell Efficiency

August 3rd, 2013 | by Tina Casey

It looks like black is the new black when it comes to solar cell efficiency. A team of researchers at

Solar Cell Efficiency World Record Set By Sharp — 44.4%

June 23rd, 2013 | by Mathias

Editor’s Note: In May, Sharp regained the world’s triple-junction, non-concentrator solar cell efficiency record — 37.9%. Now, it has also taken the

New Plasmonic Polymer Solar Cells Achieve Record Efficiency Of 8.92%

May 10th, 2013 | by James Ayre

A new polymer solar cells designed by researchers at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology has achieved a

Hi-Tech Spit And Polish Improves Solar Cell Efficiency

May 7th, 2013 | by Tina Casey

Along with the well-known enemies of solar cell efficiency such as dust and pollen, a known unknown recently popped up

Solar News Roundup (SunEdison & Foxconn Link Up, Solar Junction Going To Space…)

April 24th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan

Solar news, galore. Check ‘er out: Fox Energy, Foxconn Subsidiary, To Supply SunEdison With Solar Modules Manufactured In Mexico Study

First Solar Stock Surges On 3 Big Announcements

April 10th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan

Haven’t had enough First Solar news lately? No worries, below are three big stories (or four, depending on how you

Black Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency Record Broken

April 5th, 2013 | by Nicholas Brown

Researchers at Fraunhofer ISE of Germany and Aalto University of Finland have developed a black silicon solar cell that achieved

Current Solar Module Efficiency Nowhere Near Its Potential, Especially Thin-Film Solar & CPV (Chart)

April 1st, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Director Dan Arvizu recently gave a keynote speech during the 2013 International Renewable Energy Conference (part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability

Theoretical Limit Of Solar Cell Efficiency Probably Broken

March 25th, 2013 | by James Ayre

A simple, single nanowire crystal is capable of super-concentrating the intensity of the sunlight that it is exposed to up

Significantly More Efficient Solar Cells Thanks To New Technique

March 8th, 2013 | by James Ayre

Significant improvements to solar cell efficiency are now possible because of a new technique created by researchers at the University

First Solar Sets New Solar Efficiency Record For Thin Film

February 27th, 2013 | by Tina Casey

Solar innovator First Solar has just announced a new word record for solar cell conversion efficiency, for its cadmium-telluride (CdTe)

Two Record-Holding Solar Tech Companies Join Forces

February 26th, 2013 | by Tina Casey

The solar power industry just got a little more interesting this week, with the announcement that Solar Junction and Amonix

10 Top Solar Stories

February 26th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan

I’ve got a problem. I want you to read every important cleantech story that I see, or at least the

First Self-Assembling Quantum-Dot-in-Nanowire System: A “Game-Changer” For Solar PV?

February 13th, 2013 | by Andrew

An international team of researchers has demonstrated the first "quantom-dot-in-nanowire" system, a breakthrough that holds enormous potential for solar photovoltaics, energy-efficient lighting, and quantum computing