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Kyocera Sets Conversion Efficiency Record

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KYOTO, Japan, Feb. 12 , 2010 – Kyocera Corp. announced that it has achieved a new world record of 16.6 percent module efficiency (aperture-area efficiency of 17.3 percent) for multicrystalline silicon solar modules using 54 cells in the development stage. To achieve this record, Kyocera further improved its proprietary "Back Contact" technology and module design to optimize the performance of each cell, thus increasing overall energy conversion efficiency. Kyocera's Back Contact technology moves electrode wiring that is typically arranged on the surface of the cell to the back side, thus increasing the light...Read full article

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    Published: February 2010
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    conversion efficiency
    In a pumped laser system, the ratio of output energy to pump energy.
    Asia-Pacificback contact technologyBusinessconversion efficiencyelectrode wiringenergygreen photonicsJapanKyoceramulticrystalline silicon solar modulessolar cells

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