Solar cell efficiency tables (version 47)

Green, Martin A.; Emery, Keith; Hishikawa, Yoshihiro; Warta, Wilhelm; Dunlop, Ewan D.

doi:10.1002/pip.2728

Solar cell efficiency tables (version 47)

Journal Article · Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Progress in Photovoltaics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.2728· OSTI ID:1400942

Green, Martin A. ^[1]; Emery, Keith ^[2]; Hishikawa, Yoshihiro ^[3]; Warta, Wilhelm ^[4]; Dunlop, Ewan D. ^[5]

Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 Australia
National Renewable Energy Laboratory 15013 Denver West Parkway Golden CO 80401 USA
Research Center for Photovoltaics (RCPV) National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Central 2, Umezono 1‐1‐1 Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8568 Japan
Characterisation and Simulation/CalLab Cells Fraunhofer‐Institute for Solar Energy Systems Heidenhofstr. 2, D‐79110 Freiburg Germany
Renewable Energy Unit, Institute for Energy European Commission–Joint Research Centre Via E. Fermi 2749 IT‐21027 Ispra VA Italy

Abstract

Consolidated tables showing an extensive listing of the highest independently confirmed efficiencies for solar cells and modules are presented. Guidelines for inclusion of results into these tables are outlined, and new entries since July 2015 are reviewed. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

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OSTI ID:: 1400942

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1235238

Journal Information:: Progress in Photovoltaics, Journal Name: Progress in Photovoltaics Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 24; ISSN 1062-7995

Publisher:: Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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