The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Online Course - World Records

Year Achievement
2001 First 1% efficient silicon Light Emitting Diode using cell technology*
2000 Sydney 2000 Olympic Village powered by BP Solar#
1999 24.7% Efficient Silicon Solar Cell*
24.5% efficient MCZ Silicon celll*
Aurora solar car wins World Solar Challenge **
1998 24.4% efficient silicon cell*
19.8% efficient multicrystalline silicon cell*
Pacific Solar (now CSG Solar) announces pilot production of silicon thin-film cells#
1996 23.7% efficient large area cell (22cm2)*
22.7% efficient solar module*
Honda Dream solar car wins World Solar Challenge#
1995 Pacific Solar (now CSG Solar) formed to develop multilayer solar cell
21.5% efficient thin silicon (47µm) cell*
1994 24.0% efficient silicon cell*
1MW Union Fenosa system in Spain#
1993 20.8% efficient solar module*
21.6% efficient large area cell (46cm2)*
9 out of 10 top places in US Sunrayce#
1992 Silicon cell reaches 717mV*
19.9% efficient solar module*
First large system in Berne, Switzerland#
1991 600mV, 10% efficient thin film silicon cell BP Solar produces highest performance commercial module#
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1990 23% efficient silicon cell*
25% efficient silicon concentrator cell Spirit of Biel solar car wins World Solar Challenge#
1989 20.4% efficient concentrator module*
1988 18% efficient silicon cell module*
17% efficient polycrystalline cell*
1985 20% efficient silicon cell*
1983 18% efficient silicon cell*
1982 Silicon cell reaches 690mV*
1981 Silicon cell reaches 678mV*
15% efficient MINP cell
1979 Silicon cell reaches 650mV*
1978 "15% active area" MIS cell*
1976 MIS cell reaches 600mV output voltage*
1975 First cell made at University of New South Wales

Table Key

  • * indicates: World first
  • # indicates: Using cells made under licence from The University of New South Wales
  • ** indicates: Using Cells made by UNSW