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Fraunhofer ISE's four-junction solar cell reached 47.6% efficiency thanks to improved antireflection layers. Image: Fraunhofer ISE.

Fraunhofer ISE claims 47.6% solar cell efficiency record

May 30, 2022
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have laid claim to a new solar cell efficiency record of 47.6%.
The company opened cell and module plants in Germany in May. Image: Meyer Burger.

Future industrial solar PV technologies: Champion cell announcements versus industrial reality

September 6, 2021
Radovan Kopecek and Joris Libal analyse recent efficiency announcements against the backdrop of new and emerging solar PV technologies, and plot the course for solar’s next steps.
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