New “Near Perfect” Solar Design Could Change Entire Industry
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DailyTech – New “Near Perfect” Solar Design Could Change Entire Industry
New coated cell 43 percent more efficient, can be easily produced with current production lines
The new RPI solar cell is a normal cell covered in a special anti-reflective coating which traps sunlight from nearly every angle and part of the spectrum. The new cell is near perfect; it absorbs 96.21 percent of the sunlight shined on it, while a normal cell could only absorb 67.4 percent. That 43 percent efficiency boost, coupled with mass production, if properly implemented could place solar on the verge of competing unsubsidized with coal power, at last.
