Green Options » near perfect absorbtion of sunlight http://greenoptions.com/tag/near-perfect-absorbtion-of-sunlight Posts tagged 'near perfect absorbtion of sunlight' Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:30:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Rensselaer Researchers Nano-Engineer Solar to ‘Near Perfect’ Efficiency http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/15/rensselaer-researchers-nano-engineer-solar-to-near-perfect-efficiency/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/15/rensselaer-researchers-nano-engineer-solar-to-near-perfect-efficiency/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:30:07 +0000 Susan Kraemer http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/15/rensselaer-researchers-nano-engineer-solar-to-near-perfect-efficiency/ stop the sun

Nano-engineering students at Rensselaer have created a solar power game-changer: more than 96% absorption of sunlight from all angles, from sunrise to sunset.

The two biggest efficiency hurdles for solar efficiency have been:

1. Solar cells absorb only part of the light spectrum.
2. The sun always moves in relation to the panel.

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