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Record-Breaking Solar Cells Tailored To Location

Posted by samzenpus on from the new-and-improved dept.

Urchin writes "The quality of sunlight varies depending on where you live, but off-the-shelf solar cells are all identical. A new solar cell designed by UK firm Quantasol is easily tuned to adapt to the local light conditions, which boosts its long-term performance. Its short-term performance isn't bad though — the single junction solar cell has a peak efficiency greater than any previous device, beating a world record that's stood for 21 years."

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  1. Efficiency VS Cost by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Efficiency doesn't really matter. What we really want is the lowest cost per kWh. What's the price of these?