A new world record for PV solar cell efficiency was recently reached by Silicon Valley-based SunPower Corporation. Last week, it claimed to have accomplished over 24% conversion from sunlight to electricity with silicon solar panels at its manufacturing plant in the Philippines. U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) confirmed the solar panel [...]
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Is it any wonder that the home of the Silicon Valley, known as the Golden State, is arguably the solar capital of the nation? With California holding 38% of all American solar energy patent registrations, and with solar panel installations doubling each year for the past two years, its clear that solar shines brightly in [...]
