{"id":28121,"date":"2019-02-21T06:10:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T19:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=28121"},"modified":"2024-07-03T11:07:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T01:37:13","slug":"insolight-solar-panel-mb0947","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/insolight-solar-panel-mb0947\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Company Boasts 29% Efficient Solar Panels"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Insolight<\/p>\n

The use of tiny “space-grade” solar cells and lenses have enabled Insolight to achieve a claimed 29% efficiency for its high-tech solar panels, which are currently at the commercial pre-production stage.<\/p>\n

Panel efficiency1<\/a><\/sup> is continually improving, but improvements tend to be incremental. Solar panels<\/a> installed on rooftops in Australia these days have a conversion efficiency of anywhere between 15% and a little over 22%, with modules towards the upper end of the range associated with top-shelf brands<\/a> such as SunPower<\/a> and LG<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Insolight’s<\/a> module has a face covered by small lenses, concentrating sunlight 200x. The light is focused on an array of high-performance 1mm2 <\/sup>multi-junction solar cells<\/a> on a layer that shifts horizontally a few millimeters each day to help keep the cells aligned with the beams of light. It’s only stated this movement is achieved by “mechanical means” – so perhaps it involves thermal expansion.<\/p>\n

\"Insolight<\/p>\n

The company says the Insolight system can be easily incorporated as an overlay on top of conventional solar panels using standard manufacturing technology, by adding a few stages at the end of an assembly line. It says this hybrid approach is especially beneficial in maintaining energy harvesting under cloudy conditions.<\/p>\n