A new company called Genie Lens Technologies has just finished extensive testing on its "FUSION" film, made through a partner company SolOptics, at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a Golden Colorado research campus. Quite a basket of names and partnerships. More important is what FUSION film does. When applied to the surface of solar panels, the FUSION film traps light in to be absorbed by the solar cell. The light-bending properties of this film redirects the light along the surface of the semiconductor material of the cell for a greater chance of being absorbed. Tests at NREL shows that this film, applied to any solar cell, produces an efficiency gain of up to 12.5%. The FUSION films also helps in increasing light absorption even on cloudy days. As an added benefit, the film helps protect the surface of the solar panel, like a cell phone skin. No word on what will happen in areas where the film is damaged. Read more at Genie Lens's website.
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