Solar cell efficiency tables (version 49)

Green, Martin A.; Emery, Keith; Hishikawa, Yoshihiro; Warta, Wilhelm; Dunlop, Ewan D.; Levi, Dean H.; Ho-Baillie, Anita W. Y.

doi:10.1002/pip.2855

Title: Solar cell efficiency tables (version 49)

Journal Article · Mon Nov 28 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Progress in Photovoltaics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.2855· OSTI ID:1339237

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

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Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (Australia)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Ibaraki (Japan)
Fraunhofer-Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Freiburg (Germany)
European Commission - Joint Research Centre, 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 June 2016 are reviewed. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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

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

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308; DE‐AC36‐08‐GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1339237

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Journal Information:: Progress in Photovoltaics, Vol. 25, Issue 1; ISSN 1062-7995

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