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A Step Closer To The Optimum Solar Cell

Posted by timothy on from the warmth-too dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Besides cost, solar cell efficiency is the second most critical criteria. Scientists from Berkeley Lab and other institutions, have announced a new solar cell material that may be able to achieve an extraordinary efficiency of about 50 percent -- twice the amount of the current record holder."

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  1. A step in the right direction (still just a step) by MammaMia · · Score: 0, Redundant
    "Besides cost, solar cell efficiency is the second most critical criteria."

    And the other critical criteria? Such as the inefficiency and byproduct waste of making solar cells in the first place? I'm all for research, but unfortunately we're still a LONG way from using solar power on a large scale. I'd like to hope that's where this is ultimately going.

    OTOH, any step forward toward greener energy is good in my book.

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