The University of Delaware has played a role in achieving the highest efficiency for solar power ever recorded, setting a new world record of 43% of sunlight converted into electricity.
A photovoltaic cell from UD was joined by a cell made by Aussie scientists from the University of New South Wales as well as four cells developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Emcore Corporation from the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave. Combined, these five cells, each optimized for different parts of the light spectrum, combined to set the record.
The UD Alumni Relations Blog toasts this achievement and looks forward to accompanying any and all UD delegations to Australia to celebrate this world record. We’ve seen Crocodile Dundee and Kangaroo Jack dozens of times and we can’t wait to hang out with witty, tough Aussies and wily kangaroos!
The research to be published in the journal Progress in Photovoltaics (our favorite!) in September.
Aussies help set new solar power world record [gmagazine.com.au]
University of New South Wales [unsw.edu.au]
National Renewable Energy Laboratory [nrel.gov]
Emcore Corporation [emcore.com]
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