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3D Nanocone Solar Cells Improve Efficiency by 80% in Lab Experiments

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 02 May 2011 14:31:01 +0000

Jun Xu and his team from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory have just created a three-dimensional "nanocone-based solar cell platform," which is able to increase the light conversion efficiency by almost 80 percent by eliminating the issue of poor charge transport due to bulk material defects.

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First Solar Signs Agreements With Major Energy Utilities to Provide Solar Power

Cristi — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:17:21 +0000

First Solar Inc. has recently announced that it will start working on a huge photovoltaic project called Desert Sunlight in Southern California. The facility will produce 550 MW from solar power, of which 300 MW will be sold to California's Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and 250 MW to Southern California Edison (SCE).

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