On 17th of January 2012, the First Solar Inc. announced that it has set a new world record by using cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic solar module, which has achieved the record breaking 14.4% total area efficiency. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘solar cell’
First Solar Record Breaking Performance at 14.4% Efficiency
Thursday, January 19th, 2012Print me a sheet of solar cell, Please!
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
Graduate student Miles Barr hold a flexible and foldable array of solar cells that have been printed on a sheet of paper.
Just imagine folding a sheet of solar panel into a kiddie airplane or using a small solar sheet to electrify powerful gadgets around the house? Sounds amazing but impossible, doesn’t it! But that’s what a MIT News press release claims to have invented, making it possible to produce photovoltaic cells on paper or fabric looking very much alike to a printed sheet of paper. (more…)
Solar to compete with fossil fuels in future
Monday, June 20th, 2011
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The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers made a bold statement as part of its research initiatives on solar photovoltaic. According to IEEE, in the coming ten years, solar photovoltaics could blanket the fossil fuels market completely. It is predicted to be a most promising economical source for generating electricity. (more…)