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Using concentrated sunlight focused onto a small 5 mm² multi-junction solar cell made out of GaInP/GaInAs/Ge (gallium indium phosphide, gallium indium arsenide on a germanium substrate (whew!)).
Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » New Record Solar Cell 2009
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But regardless, there are multi-junction solar cells in production that have trebled the efficiency you claimed.
Hydrogen Cars, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Ballard is currently offering a fuel cell generator for commercial and industrial usage, and with advances in solar collection with multi-junction solar cells as well as the potential for phosporic acid fuel cells for residential and industrial use, Air Quality can certainly be improved.
Hydrogen Cars, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Their maximum theoretical efficiency is well below available multi-junction efficiency.
Thin Film Solar Companies Raise Hundreds of Millions in Financing - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Most, if not all, orbiting satellites use multi-junction technologies because they are lighter and produce more power.
Thin Film Solar Companies Raise Hundreds of Millions in Financing - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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With a beginning-of-life BOL conversion efficiency in the order of 30% and the option for a patented, onboard monolithic bypass diode, EMCORE's industry leading multi-junction solar cells can provide the highest available power to interplanetary spacecrafts and earth-orbiting satellites.
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The multi-junction solar cells are nearly 40 percent efficient at converting the light into electricity, or about double the efficiency of traditional solar power panels, according to Cogentrix and the DOE.
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Production of the space-qualified multi-junction solar cells will take place at EMCORE's state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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To optimize electricity harvest from different parts of the solar spectrum, thin films can be layered on top of each other to create a more efficient multi-junction product.
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Following continual development to achieve multi-junction cells at even higher efficiency, the newly restructured company is now driving toward volume production and a product launch is expected later this year.
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