solar efficiency record Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 11 Sep 2015 18:11:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Hybrid Solar Cell Converts Both Light and Heat, Hits Record Efficiency https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hybrid-solar-cell-record-efficiency/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hybrid-solar-cell-record-efficiency/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2015 18:11:24 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56597 Scientists have developed the most efficient hybrid solar cell to date, which produces electricity from both heat and light. The concept of hybrid solar cells have been around for quite some time, with various scientific teams around the world trying to combine different materials in order to boost electricity generation of this already pretty efficient […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hybrid-solar-cell-record-efficiency/feed/ 0 56597 Tiny German Photovoltaic Cells Break Efficiency Record https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tiny-german-photovoltaic-cells-break-efficiency-record-20121029/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tiny-german-photovoltaic-cells-break-efficiency-record-20121029/#respond Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:52:28 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=27362 A tiny photovoltaic cell brought the 2012 German Environmental Award, the largest award for environmental work given in Europe, to Andreas Bett. Together with his co-workers- Hansjörg Lerchenmüller and Günther Cramer, Bett has spent the last 25 years developing these multi-junction solar cells of the future. What makes these cells special, is their ability to […]

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