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Article: RESEARCH : SOLAR ELECTRICITY PROJECT BREAKS POWER CONVERSION RECORD.
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- December 2, 2009
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Scientists from the European Commission-financed project Fullspectrum have developed multijunction photovoltaic solar cells that can convert 39.7% of the sun's energy into electricity, the highest percentage reached in Europe, according to researchers at a workshop in El Escorial, Spain, on 20 November.aConventional photovoltaic cells made of silicon are converting only around 17% of the solar light spectrum.
Materials such as gallium, phosphorus, indium and germanium enable Fullspectrum's multijunction solar cells to catch more energy from the sun's light. The system can produce over a thousand times the natural solar power flux by arranging the cells in panels ...