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IbogaProject

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19. The % reported was "Quantum Yield" which isn't solar conversion efficiency

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 01:57 PM

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I met some one who had inherated some solar patents and research. Those were based on rectennas, and they were theoretically able to pull more energy by being tuned to more than one frequency.

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I read where a new record of 30% efficiency was just attained BeneteauBum Wednesday #9

It's definitely a clickbait-y statement LearnedHand Wednesday #3

That appears to be the basis for their claims - improvements in capture of wavelengths not previously handled. erronis Wednesday #4

clickbait-y is an understatement. progressoid Wednesday #12

Haha! Alpeduez21 Wednesday #22

That isn't what they are claiming. Gore1FL Wednesday #29

It's 130% of what they previously thought possible. Gore1FL Wednesday #28

Paper is paywalled. Article above doesn't even give a link. usonian Wednesday #5

Yeah - I tried briefly to find a non-paywalled version of the paper but only found a bunch of references erronis Wednesday #6

Here you go. The PDF was on the JACS site. Can't say I understand any of it, so please verify. erronis Wednesday #8

That's the supporting information. They give that suff away. Thanks for the efforts! usonian Wednesday #10

As usual, the "percent talk" is taken completely out of context. From the full paper, to which I have access: NNadir Wednesday #25

I was relying on you to add your knowledgeable perspective. Thanks. erronis Wednesday #26

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The % reported was "Quantum Yield" which isn't solar conversion efficiency IbogaProject Wednesday #19

I'm sure Chinese technologists will fully utilize this advance 0rganism Wednesday #20

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