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Solar-Powered Electronics More Feasible with New High-Voltage Solar Cells

Clean Technica -- A new, relatively high-voltage solar cell that can charge the li-ion batteries of portable electronics such as e-book readers and cellphones in partial shade has been created by the University of Warwick and Molecular Solar.
This type of solar cell is called an organic solar cell, plastic solar cell, or organic photovoltaic cell (OPV).
Professor Tim Jones, one of the lead researchers at University of Warwick, along with Dr Ross Hatton and Professor Mike Shipman, said: “We have taken a big step towards cheap-to-make solar chargers which can top up your devices whenever they are being used — both indoors and out.”

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Submitted Oct 14, 2012 By: BennoBlue

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