{"id":7786,"date":"2023-06-07T12:36:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T10:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/?p=7786"},"modified":"2023-06-07T17:10:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T15:10:30","slug":"best-solar-cell-efficiency-chart-national-renewable-energy-laboratorynrel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/best-solar-cell-efficiency-chart-national-renewable-energy-laboratorynrel\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Solar Cell Efficiency Chart &#8211; National Renewable Energy Laboratory(NREL)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/best-solar-cell-efficiency-chart-national-renewable-energy-laboratorynrel\/#NREL_Best_Research-Cell_Efficiency_Chart\" title=\"NREL Best Research-Cell Efficiency Chart\">NREL Best Research-Cell Efficiency Chart<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/best-solar-cell-efficiency-chart-national-renewable-energy-laboratorynrel\/#Cell_Chart_Explanatory_Notes\" title=\"Cell Chart Explanatory Notes\">Cell Chart Explanatory Notes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/best-solar-cell-efficiency-chart-national-renewable-energy-laboratorynrel\/#FOLLOW_US_ON_SOCIAL_MEDIA\" title=\"FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA\">FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NREL_Best_Research-Cell_Efficiency_Chart\"><\/span>NREL Best Research-Cell Efficiency Chart<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you a researcher or someone in the energy field and you are interested in knowing the current trends on solar cells efficiencies globally? Or you are just interested in knowing the global efficiencies on different types of solar cells? Good news for you as today we are going to give you the information you need to be able to track solar cell efficiencies globally through the best solar cell efficiency chart.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Renewable Energy Laboratory(NREL) maintains a chart of the highest confirmed conversion efficiencies for research cells for a range of photovoltaic technologies, plotted from 1976 to the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>***ALSO CHECK:<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/solar-panel-frequently-asked-questionsfaqs-solar-panel-faqs\/\">Solar Panel Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs) \u2013 solar panel FAQs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a chart showing different types of solar cells and their respective efficiency journeys.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e9e6ea\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e9e6ea;\" loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Best-Solar-Cell-Efficiency-Chart-National-Renewable-Energy-Laboratory-NREL-1024x520.png\" alt=\"Best Solar Cell Efficiency Chart - National Renewable Energy Laboratory(NREL)\" class=\"has-transparency wp-image-7787\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Best Solar Cell Efficiency Chart &#8211; This plot is courtesy of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory(NREL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.gov\/pv\/cell-efficiency.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a> is the link to the NREL chart and information on solar cells. Please note that this information is always being updated with new information for it to reflect the latest development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>***ALSO CHECK:<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/20-interesting-facts-about-solar-energy-you-probably-dont-know-them\/\">20 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SOLAR ENERGY \u2013 you probably don\u2019t know them<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a credible laboratory that works on solar cells research NREL can help your team with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pvdpc.nrel.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">certified efficiency measurements<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Download technology-specific charts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.gov\/pv\/assets\/pdfs\/cell-pv-eff-crysi.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crystalline silicon cells<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.gov\/pv\/assets\/pdfs\/cell-pv-eff-sjgaas.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Single-junction gallium arsenide cells<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.gov\/pv\/assets\/pdfs\/cell-pv-eff-mjcells.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Multijunction cells<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.gov\/pv\/assets\/pdfs\/cell-pv-eff-thinfilm.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thin films<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.gov\/pv\/assets\/pdfs\/cell-pv-eff-emergingpv.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emerging PV<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cell_Chart_Explanatory_Notes\"><\/span>Cell Chart Explanatory Notes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Devices included in this chart of the current state of the art have efficiencies that are confirmed by independent, recognized test labs\u2014e.g., NREL, AIST, JRC-ESTI, and Fraunhofer-ISE\u2014and are reported on a standardized basis. The measurements for new entries must be with respect to Standard Test or Reporting Conditions as defined by the global reference spectrum for flat-plate devices and the direct reference spectrum for concentrator devices as listed in standards IEC 60904-3 edition 2 or ASTM G173. The reference temperature is 25\u00b0C, and the area is the cell total area or the area defined by an aperture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cell efficiency results are provided within families of semiconductors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Multijunction cells<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Single-junction gallium arsenide cells<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crystalline silicon cells<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thin-film technologies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emerging photovoltaics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some 28 different subcategories are indicated by distinctive colored symbols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most recent world record for each technology is highlighted along the right edge in a flag that contains the efficiency and the symbol of the technology. The company or group that fabricated the device for each most-recent record is bolded on the plot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The information plotted by NREL is provided in good faith, but NREL cannot accept direct responsibility for any errors or omissions. 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