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Solar panel module generates power with record 26.9% efficiency


A clean energy startup develops a record-breaking residential solar module that records an efficiency figure of 26.9 percent.

Oxford PV claims that enhancing silicon photovoltaics’ performance significantly will allow for cost savings that will change the economics and quicken solar energy’s global expansion. According to the firm, perovskite materials offer a wide adjustable bandgap, enabling them to capture and convert specific segments of the solar spectrum, particularly the high-energy blue end, into electricity. This tandem solution not only breaks through silicon’s efficiency limits, allowing more power generation per unit area, but is also designed for seamless integration into standard PV solar modules.

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