New solar cells break efficiency record – they could eventually supercharge how we get energy from the Sun
Friday 04 Oct 2024
Sebastian Bonilla, Associate Professor of Materials, writes in The Conversation on how tandem solar cells can improve the efficiency of solar panels. Key elements considered in the use of solar panels are the production costs and their power conversion efficiency – a measure of how much sunlight can be transformed into electricity.
Read more in The Conversation here
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