Solar cell efficiency tables (version 50)

Green, Martin A.; Hishikawa, Yoshihiro; Warta, Wilhelm; Dunlop, Ewan D.; Levi, Dean H.; Hohl‐Ebinger, Jochen; Ho‐Baillie, Anita W. H.

doi:10.1002/pip.2909

Solar cell efficiency tables (version 50)

Journal Article · Wed Jun 21 00:00:00 UTC 2017 · Progress in Photovoltaics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.2909· OSTI ID:1401551

^[1]; ^[2]; Warta, Wilhelm ^[3]; Dunlop, Ewan D. ^[4]; Levi, Dean H. ^[5]; Hohl‐Ebinger, Jochen ^[3]; ^[1]

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

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 January 2017 are reviewed.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1401551

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1372622

Journal Information:: Progress in Photovoltaics, Journal Name: Progress in Photovoltaics Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 25; ISSN 1062-7995

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

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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