Ultra-Efficient Photovoltaic System (UNSW)

Photovoltaics research

Education and Research

Renewable energy research

Filters integrated into the UNSW solar system that trap and redirect wavelengths of light that standard solar cells cannot efficiently capture.

A solar technology that combines commercially available solar cells with optical filters to trap wavelengths of light that standard solar cells cannot capture, thereby increasing overall conversion efficiency.

First-generation wafer-based photovoltaic technology dominating the current market with approximately 90% market share. Includes both single-crystalline and multi-crystalline silicon cells.

Sydney

Colorado

Germany

A commercial-scale solar energy system using concentrator photovoltaics technology that combines commercially available solar cells with optical filters to achieve over 40% conversion efficiency, setting a world record for commercial PV systems.