High-efficiency solar cells

2/6/2015

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R & D Magazine (Rockaway, N.J., Feb. 6) -- Ultra-high-efficiency solar cells similar to those used in space may now be possible on your rooftop thanks to a new microscale solar concentration technology developed by an international team of researchers. "We partnered with colleagues at Illinois because they are experts at making small, very efficient multi-junction solar cells," says Noel C. Giebink, assistant professor of electrical engineering at Penn State. Also: Fast Company (Feb. 25).


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This story was published February 6, 2015.