Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have achieved a record efficiency of 41.1% for the conversion of sunlight into electricity using a concentrating solar PV system.
2009-02-06 by renewenergy
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have achieved a record efficiency of 41.1% for the conversion of sunlight into electricity using a concentrating solar PV system.
The biggest detractor for solar in the past has been simple: it was just too expensive to be practical. Coal generated power was as much cheaper than solar power.