World's most efficient solar cells created

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New silicon solar cells, created in Australia, have reached 25% efficiency - a new world record for the technology.

The world-leading silicon cell is now six per cent more efficient than the next-best technology, according to Professor Green, Executive Research Director of the ARC Photovoltaic Centre of Excellence.

The boost in efficiency is due to the technology's redefinition of the available light spectrum allowing it to capture more energy at its extremes.

The new technology inches closer to the theoretical limit of 29% efficiency for this generation of solar cells.

Commercial production is already in negotiations and could soon make low cost, high output solar energy an even better way for individuals and businesses to reduce their environmental impact.

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