• DocumentCode
    1522026
  • Title

    The solar efficiency gap

  • Author

    Levitan, D.

  • Volume
    49
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    6/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    11
  • Lastpage
    12
  • Abstract
    Companies continue to push solar-cell efficiency records toward theoretical limits. Are actual production-line solar panels keeping up? - In late March, solar-panel manufacturer SunPower Corp. announced that it was beginning limited production of its record-breaking crystalline silicon solar cell, which can achieve up to 24 percent conversion of the sun´s energy.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; silicon; solar cells; Si; SunPower Corp; crystalline silicon solar cell; production-line solar panels; solar efficiency gap; solar-cell efficiency records; solar-panel manufacturer; sun energy; theoretical limits; Energy efficiency; Energy resources; Solar energy; Solar power generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2012.6203950
  • Filename
    6203950
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1522026