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Sharp’s new solar cell achieved highest solar cell conversion efficiency

October 23rd, 2009 by Sze | 1 Comment | Filed in Others

Sharp triple-junction compound solar cell

Sharp announced it’s achievement of the world’s highest solar cell conversion efficiency of 35.8% using a triple-junction compound solar cell. Unlike silicon-based solar cells, the most common type of solar cell in use today, Sharp’s new triple-junction compound solar cell utilizes photo-absorption layers made from compounds consisting of two or more elements such as indium and gallium.

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Sanyo HIT solar cell has highest energy conversion efficiency

May 26th, 2009 by Sze | 2 Comments | Filed in Others

Sanyo HIT solar cell has highest energy conversion efficiency

While Sharp has the thinnest solar panel, Sanyo announced the development of its new HIT crystalline silicon-type solar cell …

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HTW S116 – Solar Mobile Phone

March 21st, 2007 by Sze | 4 Comments | Filed in Mobile Phone

HTW S116

This is the HTW S116, a solar-powered mobile phone. The HTW S116 looks like the Motorola MOTOKRZR but it is eco-friendly that “it has all 47.6ÃƒÆ’—84×0.8 mm surface covered with solar cells to charge itÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬™s Li-Ion battery”.

The HTW S116 features a 1.3 Megapixel …

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