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Hello Everyone, Here is a link to a article that sounds very promising for increasing cell efficiency, and shows great promise for the less expensive crystal cells, check it out.
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Paraphrased:
"How much can it boost the efficiency of existing solar cells?"
"Well it depends on the type of cell. In the case of a highly efficient cell like monocrystalling silicon, not very much. But in the case of inefficient but cheap cells like the Graezel cell, by quite a bit."
Maybe interesting eventually for getting decent efficiency out of low cost cells that need to be replaced far more often. Not so interesting for the design of cells for the existing RE market in developed countries.
A respectable presentation in a respectable venue (ACS) but you have to listen to what the researchers are saying versus what appears in the popular press.
...More once I finish listening to the presentation....SunnyBoy 3000 US, 18 BP Solar 175B panels. -
Here's the abstract (and press release, alas):
I like that the layer is biodegradable, but somehow I doubt it would hold up for 30 years in the sun...Comment
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Among other things, organic dyes exposed to the sun will have a limited life.Here's the abstract (and press release, alas):
I like that the layer is biodegradable, but somehow I doubt it would hold up for 30 years in the sun...
Coal tar dyes (inedible dyes using his categorization) can last longer.SunnyBoy 3000 US, 18 BP Solar 175B panels.Comment
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