Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 53)

Green, Martin A.; Hishikawa, Yoshihiro; Dunlop, Ewan D.; Levi, Dean H.; Hohl-Ebinger, Jochen; Yoshita, Masahiro; Ho-Baillie, Anita W. Y.

doi:10.1002/pip.3102

Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 53)

Journal Article · 25 December 2018 · Progress in Photovoltaics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3102· OSTI ID:1491441

^[1]; ^[2]; Dunlop, Ewan D. ^[3]; Levi, Dean H. ^[4]; Hohl-Ebinger, Jochen ^[5]; Yoshita, Masahiro ^[2]; ^[1]

School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052 Australia
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
Directorate C-Energy, Transport and Climate, European Commission-Joint Research Centre, Via E. Fermi 2749, IT-21027 Ispra (VA) Italy
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver West Parkway Golden CO 80401 USA
Department of Characterisation and Simulation/CalLab Cells, Fraunhofer-Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Heidenhofstr. 2 D-79110 Freiburg Germany

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 2018 are reviewed.

Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1491441

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5900-73111

Journal Information:: Progress in Photovoltaics, Vol. 27, Issue 1; ISSN 1062-7995

Publisher:: Wiley

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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