Breakthrough nano-technology solar cell

http://www.zeitnews.org/applied-sciences/energy/breakthrough-nano-technology-solar-cell-achieves-182-efficiency-eliminates-n

October 16, 2012

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have produced solar cells using nanotechnology techniques at an efficiency – 18.2%—that is competitive. The breakthrough should be a major step toward helping lower the cost of solar energy.

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