Chased Down The World's "Best" Solar Cells
Sure learned me... 24% efficiency 8 junction Gallium Arsenide On Earth 100% output for 100+ years. $114 per cell. Yeah. Individual cell.
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Hi Mex,
The best of the best right now are 6 junction cells. 41.7% efficient under 143 suns and they said that they have achieved an efficiency rate of 39.2% under one-sun illumination.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/04/14/six-junction-iii-v-solar-cell-with-47-1-effiency/
I don't think I want to know the price.
The best of the best right now are 6 junction cells. 41.7% efficient under 143 suns and they said that they have achieved an efficiency rate of 39.2% under one-sun illumination.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/04/14/six-junction-iii-v-solar-cell-with-47-1-effiency/
I don't think I want to know the price.
