The most efficient solar panel in the world

An important parameter in the process of mutual energy conversion is efficiency. The higher the percentage of this value is, the less the loss is, and the more energy is needed to convert.

In recent days, Elon Musk has also taken time out of his Solar City Solar Systems company while building momentum for its Tesla Model X. He proudly announces that SC has created the most efficient solar panel in the world.

The reason for the highest efficiency is that, after passing the Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC) authoritative test, the conversion efficiency of the new board reached over 22%, which exceeds the counterpart of the SunPower X series, which is 21.5%.

Readers familiar with the solar industry may wonder whether there was a world record of 44.7% two years ago. Surely, to give a simple example, the solar-powered solar sails that Boeing has created for NASA are generally about 40% conversion rate. Is this a bragging?

In actual fact, the cost of the windsurfing used by Boeing is very high. The SC said this is a commercial and residential building that can be used in the consumer sector.

Specific to the parameters, the new panel is the same size as a conventional residential solar panel, but the generated electricity is increased by 30% to 40%, and the ability to adapt to high temperatures is also enhanced.

Lyndon Rive, chief executive officer of SC, pointed out that the cost of producing solar panels on their own can reduce the cost per watt of solar energy systems to 15 to 20 cents (approximately 1 dollar), and that 1GW is only a thousand dollars earlier, which is a significant drop from before.