Oxford PV, a spin-off from the University of Oxford, says it’s achieved the world record for the most efficient solar panel.
In collaboration with Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, the company says its solar panel achieved 25% conversion efficiency – the percentage of solar energy shining on a panel converted into electricity. That’s a big deal compared to the more typical 16-24% in commercial solar panels.
I’m not even remotely knowledgeable on the subject, are those the efficiencies immediately after manufacturing or after they’ve settled? The one thing I remember about solar panel efficiency is that it quickly degrades, though maybe I’m misremembering that too