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Re:Oxford commercializes its 20% more powerful solar panels ... by JAlexoid on Friday September 06, 2024 @08:56AM (#41465739)
Solar panel energy production is their efficiency in converting solar radiation into electricity.

So yes, they seem to be 20% more efficient in converting solar radiation into electricity.

Though I have to say that this is an iterative upgrade, not groundbreaking. If they increased their efficiency by 20% in absolute terms - that would be groundbreaking.

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Re:Oxford commercializes its 20% more powerful solar panels ... by dambi0 on Friday September 06, 2024 @11:33AM (#41467090)
It’s one measure of their efficiency. We could also talk about their cost efficiency or their area efficiency.
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Re:Oxford commercializes its 20% more powerful solar panels ... by JAlexoid on Friday September 06, 2024 @01:22PM (#41467991)
Solar panel efficiency is already based on the area, just as solar radiation is measured in W per square meters.
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Re:Oxford commercializes its 20% more powerful solar panels ... by dambi0 on Friday September 06, 2024 @02:36PM (#41468632)
Interesting thanks. So could you have a panel that is slightly more efficient in energy capture than the current best alternative but uses 20% less panel area? I’m entirely unfamiliar with how testing is performed
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