An international team of researchers has developed a groundbreaking transparent solar cell that achieves a record-breaking efficiency of 12.3%.

https://news.umich.edu/toward-manufacturing-semitransparent-solar-cells-the-size-of-windows/

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CosmicCleric@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1y (2 replies)

From the article ...

Organic solar cells have lagged behind their silicon-based cousins for energy-producing purposes due to engineering challenges such as low efficiency and short lifespans, but recent work out of Forrest’s lab has achieved record efficiencies of 10% and estimated lifetimes of up to 30 years.

Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io · 4 pts · 1y

Nifty!

Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

That's pretty fuckin spiffy

Lugh@futurology.today · 4 pts · 1y

Another team has done the same in Denmark. I wonder how soon we will see these at consumer level for residential buildings?

https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/03/26/solar-panel-windows-that-could-turn-whole-buildings-into-power-plants-smash-electricity-re

ryedaft@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y

This kind of stuff would be way simpler to install in non-residential buildings. And you still need a transformer / converter. Big windows better.