http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/breakthrough-worlds-most-efficient-solar-panel/
It beats the previous laboratory best of 32 percent, Semprius said, citing testing and certification from Spain’s Instituto de Energia Solar at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Semprius late last year announced a breakthrough in the 41 percent efficient solar cells it builds into its modules. Cells typically are more efficient than the overall module.
I have yet to apply what, as a 7 year-old, I learned of First Law and conservation of energy to my personal energy [in]efficiencies in pursuing female companionship.
I’m confident the efficiency will come, it’s a matter of R&D and material science developments. Heck, 30 years ago no one would have believed how efficient the internal combustion engine would become, or that smartphones could be so cheap even people on welfare would have them ;-)
Keep the government OUT of it, and most importantly, STOP providing incentives for sub-optimal technology. Let capitalism work.
The achievement was made using focused sunlight, and could have implications in photovoltaic power, the University of New South Wales reported.
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Which means it may have no implications whatsoever.
In addition to the grammatical mistake, this statement makes no sense.
hmmm