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Empa achieves record efficiencies of 19.8% for front illumination and 10.9% for rear illumination in bifacial CIGS solar cell
What happened
Empa research institute has achieved record conversion efficiencies of 19.8% for front illumination and 10.9% for rear illumination in a bifacial CIGS solar cell. This represents a laboratory R&D milestone for improving the performance of thin-film photovoltaic technology. The development has no immediate impact on semiconductor supply, demand, or pricing for traders.
Impact and signal
Low impactImpact score: 10/100
Affected components and suppliers
CIGS Solar Cells
R&Defficiency-gainthin-film
Source and time
Source: Semiconductor Today · 12/16/2022 · View original source
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