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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 02:16 PM Original message |
Fraunhofer claims world record in solar cell efficiency - 41.1% |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. K&R Now let's start funding more of this research in the good ol' USA. nt |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. AFIK, commercial cells are currently (at best) 15%-20% efficient. |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 04:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I think #1 is they way they are going on this one |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. At 400x, all that extra heat energy would provide a lot of "free" hot water and heating. n/t |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
5. Google translation of Fraunhofer Press Release |
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JohnWxy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
6. REcommmended! very interesting! |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'll say they're PROMISing... |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 08:40 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. K&R |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
9. That is good news. |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 04:05 AM Response to Original message |
10. They also developed mp3 audio compression |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Wow. That must have been a great day for consumer types. |
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