Solar cell efficiency tables (version 59)

Green, Martin A.; Dunlop, Ewan D.; Hohl‐Ebinger, Jochen; Yoshita, Masahiro; Kopidakis, Nikos; Hao, Xiaojing

doi:10.1002/pip.3506

Solar cell efficiency tables (version 59)

Journal Article · Thu Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Progress in Photovoltaics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3506· OSTI ID:1835542

^[1]; Dunlop, Ewan D. ^[2]; Hohl‐Ebinger, Jochen ^[3]; Yoshita, Masahiro ^[4]; Kopidakis, Nikos ^[5]; Hao, Xiaojing ^[1]

Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (Australia). Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
European Commission, Ispra (Italy). Joint Research Centre
Fraunhofer‐Inst. for Solar Energy Systems, Freiburg (Germany)
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Ibaraki (Japan). Renewable Energy Research Center (RENRC)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Consolidated tables showing an extensive listing of the highest independently confirmed efficiencies for solar cells and modules are presented. Furthermore, guidelines for inclusion of results into these tables are outlined, and new entries since June 2021 are reviewed.

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

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

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1835542

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1860957

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA--5900-81652; MainId:82425; UUID:914bd6eb-5710-462d-ac00-2bbf93d17cc3; MainAdminID:63429

Journal Information:: Progress in Photovoltaics, Journal Name: Progress in Photovoltaics Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 30; ISSN 1062-7995

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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