The result, which improves upon the previous record of 19.6% set by GeneralElectric global Research in 2013, was confirmed by the US Energy Department’sNational Renewable Energy Laboratory, according to First Solar.
"This record marks another achievement in our mission to unlock theindustry-changing potential of CdTe PV," says Raffi Garabedian,First Solar's chief technology officer.
"We are demonstrating improvement in CdTe PV performance at a ratethat dramatically outstrips the trajectory of conventional silicontechnologies, which have already plateaued near their ultimate entitlements,”he claims.
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