CleanTechnica » solar efficiency records 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 JA Solar Attains 18.3% Multicrystalline Solar Cell Efficiency Record http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/06/ja-solar-attains-18-3-multicrystalline-solar-cell-efficiency-record/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/06/ja-solar-attains-18-3-multicrystalline-solar-cell-efficiency-record/#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2013 21:00:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=54730 This article was first published on Solar Love under the title, “Multicrystalline Solar Cell Efficiency Record Set By JA Solar.” JA Solar has reported that it has achieved a record 18.3% efficiency for a standard 156×156 mm2 multicrystalline solar cell. This was verified by Yangzhou Opto-Electrical Products Testing Institute. This is twice as efficient as my solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/06/ja-solar-attains-18-3-multicrystalline-solar-cell-efficiency-record/feed/ 4 Amonix Breaks Own World Record For Solar PV Module Efficiency http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/30/amonix-breaks-own-world-record-for-solar-pv-module-efficiency/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/30/amonix-breaks-own-world-record-for-solar-pv-module-efficiency/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:11:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51229 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. Amonix has been the leading designer

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/30/amonix-breaks-own-world-record-for-solar-pv-module-efficiency/feed/ 0 First Solar Stock Surges On 3 Big Announcements http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/10/first-solar-stock-surges-on-3-big-announcements/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/10/first-solar-stock-surges-on-3-big-announcements/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:00:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50584 Haven’t had enough First Solar news lately? No worries, below are three big stories (or four, depending on how you count them) about this top solar company: Reposted from El Solar Love: If I was a gambler, I’d put some of my money on First Solar (and, to be honest, I’m thinking about it). Some

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/10/first-solar-stock-surges-on-3-big-announcements/feed/ 25 World Record X-Series Solar Panels Now For Sale http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/08/world-record-x-series-solar-panels-no-for-sale/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/08/world-record-x-series-solar-panels-no-for-sale/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:19:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50529 Reposted from Solar Love: SunPower is the well known leader in solar module efficiency. It has raised the bar yet again with the release of some super efficient ” X-Series Solar Panels.” As I reported less than one month ago, SunPower now holds the record, and second place, and third place in solar module yield tests. Those

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/08/world-record-x-series-solar-panels-no-for-sale/feed/ 22 10 Top Solar Stories http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/26/10-top-solar-stories/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/26/10-top-solar-stories/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:21:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48902 I’ve got a problem. I want you to read every important cleantech story that I see, or at least the headline or summary. (Yep, I’m one of those guys — be careful if you go to see a movie with me that I love.) This root problem creates a couple of practical problems for me:

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/26/10-top-solar-stories/feed/ 2 Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells Reach New World Record Efficiency Of 10.7% http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/18/thin-film-silicon-solar-cells-reach-new-world-record-efficiency-of-10-7/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/18/thin-film-silicon-solar-cells-reach-new-world-record-efficiency-of-10-7/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:13:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48562 A new world efficiency record has been set for thin film silicon solar cells by EPFL’s Institute of Micro-engineering, reaching an impressive 10.7%. That is a significant increase in efficiency from the previous record of 10.1%. The new single-junction microcrystalline silicon solar cell had it’s record independently verified by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/18/thin-film-silicon-solar-cells-reach-new-world-record-efficiency-of-10-7/feed/ 0 New Thin-Film Solar Cell Efficiency Record Set, 20.4% http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/22/new-thin-film-solar-cell-efficiency-record-set-20-4/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/22/new-thin-film-solar-cell-efficiency-record-set-20-4/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:05:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47338 A new conversion efficiency record of 20.4% has been set for thin-film solar cells by researchers at Empa and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology. The new record of 20.4% is a big improvement over the previous record achieved by this team (18.7%) in May 2011. The new flexible solar cells are

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/22/new-thin-film-solar-cell-efficiency-record-set-20-4/feed/ 13 New Solar Module Efficiency Record Set, 33.5% Efficiency http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/31/new-solar-module-efficiency-record-set-33-5-efficiency/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/31/new-solar-module-efficiency-record-set-33-5-efficiency/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:47:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=44635   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 new high with a 33.5%

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/31/new-solar-module-efficiency-record-set-33-5-efficiency/feed/ 8 Solar Junction Breaks Its Own CPV Conversion Efficiency Record http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/15/solar-junction-powers-up-cpv-with-new-conversion-efficiency-record/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/15/solar-junction-powers-up-cpv-with-new-conversion-efficiency-record/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:18:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=43971 The new 44% commercial-ready CPV efficiency record bests the previous record of 43.5% that Solar Junction set back in April, marking another milestone in what's been an eventful year for the emerging US CPV manufacturer, as well as CPV technology in general.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/15/solar-junction-powers-up-cpv-with-new-conversion-efficiency-record/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/2012/09/30/new-efficiency-record-for-photovoltaic-cells-set-jump-in-efficiency-thanks-to-heterojunction-technology/feed/ 3 IBM Researchers Have Developed Record-Breaking PV Cells http://cleantechnica.com/2012/08/24/ibm-researchers-have-developed-record-breaking-pv-cells/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/08/24/ibm-researchers-have-developed-record-breaking-pv-cells/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:49:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=41597   IBM Materials Science researchers, in conjunction with partners from Solar Frontier, Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK) and DelSolar, have developed an efficient and affordable PV cell that is made from abundant natural materials, and has already crushed the world record for PV solar-to-electric power conversion efficiency using earth-abundant materials. The team from IBM wanted to create

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/08/24/ibm-researchers-have-developed-record-breaking-pv-cells/feed/ 1 Stion Sets New Solar Efficiency Record of 14.8% for Commercially Available Monolithic CIGS Modules http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/20/stion-sets-new-solar-efficiency-record-14-8-commercially-available-monolithic-cigs-modules/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/20/stion-sets-new-solar-efficiency-record-14-8-commercially-available-monolithic-cigs-modules/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:36:48 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=39240   Stion, a US company manufacturing high-efficiency, thin-film solar modules, today announced that it has achieved a new aperture efficiency record for fully certified, monolithically integrated CIGS, commercial modules (65 cm x 165 cm). The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) verified the 14.8% aperture efficiency (and 13.4% module efficiency). These solar modules are manufactured

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/20/stion-sets-new-solar-efficiency-record-14-8-commercially-available-monolithic-cigs-modules/feed/ 4 Canadian Solar Sets New Solar Cell Efficiency Record http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/01/canadian-solar-sets-new-solar-cell-efficiency-record/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/01/canadian-solar-sets-new-solar-cell-efficiency-record/#comments Sat, 02 Jun 2012 00:57:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38729   I think I need to start a page of solar records and just keep it updated as each new announcement comes out. The latest solar record, after a spurt of other solar record announcements, reportedly sets “the highest performance reached to date for a P-type mono-crystalline cell.” It was no independently confirmed, but was

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/01/canadian-solar-sets-new-solar-cell-efficiency-record/feed/ 0 Sharp Hits Concentrator Solar Cell Efficiency Record, 43.5% http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/31/sharp-hits-concentrator-solar-cell-efficiency-record-43-5/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/31/sharp-hits-concentrator-solar-cell-efficiency-record-43-5/#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 12:12:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38686   Sharp has developed solar cells that match the concentrator solar cell efficiency world record set by Solar Junction last year. The technology’s staggering 43.5% efficiency from a triple-junction compound solar cell is 1.2% higher than the efficiency of the cells holding the record before March of 2011 (when Solar Junction busted that record). The conversion

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/31/sharp-hits-concentrator-solar-cell-efficiency-record-43-5/feed/ 4 New Graphene Solar Cell Efficiency Record http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/25/new-graphene-solar-cell-efficiency-record/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/25/new-graphene-solar-cell-efficiency-record/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 11:06:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38532   Woops, another day, another two solar records (not just the MiaSole solar record just announced). Researchers in the University of Florida’s physics department have reportedly set a new record for graphene solar cell efficiency. Here’s more from the University of Florida: Graphene solar cells are one of industry’s great hopes for cheaper, durable solar power

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/25/new-graphene-solar-cell-efficiency-record/feed/ 2 MiaSolé Sets New World Record for Flexible PV Module Efficiency http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/25/miasol-sets-new-world-record-flexible-pv-module-efficiency/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/25/miasol-sets-new-world-record-flexible-pv-module-efficiency/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 10:53:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38530   Another day, another solar world record set. I think I need to start a page of solar world records — would be a useful resource, I imagine. The latest is from MiaSolé, which has set a new world record of 15.5% area efficiency for flexible PV solar modules. Here’s more info from MiaSolé: “MiaSolé,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/25/miasol-sets-new-world-record-flexible-pv-module-efficiency/feed/ 7 Solar Cell that Shines in Order to Produce More Electricity (Record-Breaking Technology) http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/23/solar-cell-that-shines-in-order-to-produce-more-electricity-innovative-research-record-breaking-technology/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/23/solar-cell-that-shines-in-order-to-produce-more-electricity-innovative-research-record-breaking-technology/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:56:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=37331   Solar cells are awesome, and LEDs are awesome, but what about solar cells that also act like LEDs — double awesome? It seems so, and perhaps most notably, such solar cells also have increased voltage. The purpose of solar cells is to capture as much light as possible and produce power from it. But

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/23/solar-cell-that-shines-in-order-to-produce-more-electricity-innovative-research-record-breaking-technology/feed/ 5 Flexible CIGS Solar Panel Efficiency Record Set by SoloPower http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/14/flexible-cigs-solar-panel-efficiency-record-set-by-solopower/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/14/flexible-cigs-solar-panel-efficiency-record-set-by-solopower/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 08:45:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36056   Another week, another solar power efficiency record set! A California-based manufacturer of flexible thin-film solar cells and solar panels, SoloPower, yesterday announced a record aperture area efficiency for flexible copper, indium, gallium and (di)selenide (“CIGS”) modules — 13.4%. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) independently certified the record efficiency. “Importantly, the cells were made in SoloPower’s San

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/14/flexible-cigs-solar-panel-efficiency-record-set-by-solopower/feed/ 2 Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency World Record Set in Analytical Test by Solar3D http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/03/silicon-solar-cell-efficiency-world-record-set-says-solar3d/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/03/silicon-solar-cell-efficiency-world-record-set-says-solar3d/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:08:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=33515  UPDATE (January 3, 12:40 EST): I contacted Solar3D to get more clarity on what exactly achieved this 25.47%. Here’s Solar3D CEO Jim Nelson’s response: “The test is on a design–it is an analytical test, not a test on a developed prototype.” Solar 3D brings silicon solar cell efficiency record up to 25.47%, but no independent

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/03/silicon-solar-cell-efficiency-world-record-set-says-solar3d/feed/ 5 Solar Cell with 114% External Quantum Efficiency http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/20/solar-cell-with-114-external-quantum-efficiency/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/20/solar-cell-with-114-external-quantum-efficiency/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:36:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=33146   Scientists at National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) reported “the first solar cell that produces a photocurrent that has an external quantum efficiency greater than 100 percent when photoexcited with photons from the high energy region of the solar spectrum” at the end of last week. Promising news. More from NREL: The external quantum efficiency for photocurrent,

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