A new record in solar cell efficiency

Iria · Jul 31, 2007, 11:47 PM

Source: News Blog (News.com)
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The University of Delaware has inched up the record for solar cell efficiency with a new device that can convert 42.8 percent of the light that strikes it into electricity.

That beats the old record of 40.7 percent hit in December. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, has been funding research to get efficiency up to 50 percent.

bug77 · Aug 1, 2007, 12:30 AM

'...then extract electrons out of the photons...' That'll be the day. Good one.

Jul 31, 2007, 11:47 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	A new record in solar cell efficiency Source: News Blog (News.com) ________ The University of Delaware has inched up the record for solar cell efficiency with a new device that can convert 42.8 percent of the light that strikes it into electricity. That beats the old record of 40.7 percent hit in December. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, has been funding research to get efficiency up to 50 percent.

Aug 1, 2007, 12:30 AM	#2
bug77 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: around Posts: 792 Rep Power: 0	'...then extract electrons out of the photons...' That'll be the day. Good one.