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Does anyone make flexible PV?

April 26, 2017flexible PV

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Does anyone make flexible PV?

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There have been several research developments news stories posted on the web, but as far as I know nobody has a product on the market. • 2002/04/01: UniSci: Solar Cells Flexible Enough To Be Painted On Surfaces • 2002/04/01: UniSci: Nanotechnology Plus Plastic Electronics: Solar Cells • 2002/03/29: Berkeley: Schematic diagram of a hybrid “plastic” solar cell • 2002/03/29: LBNL: New Hybrid Solar Cells Combine Nanotech with Plastics • 2002/03/29: SciAm: Scientists Create New Solar Cell 10) What is the highest efficiency PV? First a quick definition. By efficiency in this context, one means what percentage of the solar energy (of all wavelengths) falling on a PV module is converted to electricity. There are several factors to keep in mind when considering this question. First there are many different kinds of PV devices. You will see breathless PR statements of the form ‘World record efficiency for such and such type solar cell.’ Eventually one begins to notice the ‘such and such type sol