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Scientists set new solar power efficiency record at almost fifty per cent

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    moriarty
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    Fascinating and encouraging progress. I'm curious, though, about their mass-production potential. As the article points out, high-efficiency PV cells are nothing new (previous record - 45% from...

    Fascinating and encouraging progress. I'm curious, though, about their mass-production potential. As the article points out, high-efficiency PV cells are nothing new (previous record - 45% from 2014), but the challenge is mass-producing them in a cost-effective way. Which is why consumer-grade PV panels have been hovering around the 15-20% efficiency for the past 2 decades.

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    1. drannex
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      I was just about to leave a comment about that, but yours is far better. Thanks for putting it into words.

      I was just about to leave a comment about that, but yours is far better. Thanks for putting it into words.

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