Panasonic Sets New Solar Cell Efficiency Record

(Before It's News)

There are a few companies and institutes that stand out when I think of solar efficiency records. NREL, Sharp, SunPower, First Solar, Fraunhofer, and Panasonic are key ones that come to mind for me. Panasonic has lived up to its history of efficiency improvements by developing another record-breaking solar cell in the crystalline silicon-based solar cell category. The company it is knocking off the podium? Itself. Here’s more in another Solar Love repost:

Panasonic HIT Solar Cell Sets World Efficiency Record (via Solar Love)

Panasonic has a long history of breaking solar efficiency records. The company recently announced that it has broken an efficiency record again. Its HIT solar cell has achieved a conversion efficiency of 25.6%, a new world record and “a major increase…

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