http://chandadavis.net/2008/12/01/converting-sunlight-into-electricity-european-project-breaks-efficiency-record/ 9th Grade Biology Huntsville High School Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:44:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://chandadavis.net/2008/12/01/converting-sunlight-into-electricity-european-project-breaks-efficiency-record/comment-page-1/#comment-39895 Robert McClintock 2nd Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:35:02 +0000 http://chandadavis.net/?p=836#comment-39895 Scientists of the Commission-financed project developed photovoltaic (PV) multi-junction (MJ) solar cells which are able to convert 39.7% of the energy of sun light into electricity. Research is reduce manufacturing costs and to raise the efficiency of the cells. In Todaysmodern time PV cells made of silicon are converting only a fraction of the solar light spectrum around 17%. Fullspectrum’s multi-junction solar cells are able to catch more sun light energy due to their different materials, including gallium, phosphorus, indium and germanium. The Fullspectrum's concentrators lens can reach far above 1000 times the natural solar power. Scientists of the Commission-financed project developed photovoltaic (PV) multi-junction (MJ) solar cells which are able to convert 39.7% of the energy of sun light into electricity. Research is reduce manufacturing costs and to raise the efficiency of the cells. In Todaysmodern time PV cells made of silicon are converting only a fraction of the solar light spectrum around 17%. Fullspectrum’s multi-junction solar cells are able to catch more sun light energy due to their different materials, including gallium, phosphorus, indium and germanium. The Fullspectrum’s concentrators lens can reach far above 1000 times the natural solar power.

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