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Spherical Solar Cells Save Silicon




Japanese company is commercializing solar cells that use 20% of the silicon necessary for current Spherical Solar Cellssolar photovoltaic cells. The company has developed a novel way to configure spherical solarcells, overcoming technical barriers and limitations. ...
... "CV21's solution was to place each of the one-millimeter-diameter silicon spheres in its own hexagonal aluminium reflector. " ...

Via MIT's Technology Review: Silicon Beads

 

Posted by Green Tech on November 13, 2007 10:00 PM |



Category: Solar




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