mono | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Mon, 19 Dec 2016 11:40:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png mono | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Trina Solar hits new efficiency record for p-type mono panels https://www.kitguru.net/channel/science/jon-martindale/trina-solar-hits-new-efficiency-record-for-p-type-mono-panels/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/science/jon-martindale/trina-solar-hits-new-efficiency-record-for-p-type-mono-panels/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2016 11:40:16 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=315029 Chinese based Trina Solar has announced that it has once again broken its own efficiency record for mono-crystalline silicon solar panels, hitting 22.61 per cent for the first time. This is a near .5 per cent improvement over a similar development it made in 2015 and a more than 1.2 per cent increase since 2014. The …

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Chinese based Trina Solar has announced that it has once again broken its own efficiency record for mono-crystalline silicon solar panels, hitting 22.61 per cent for the first time. This is a near .5 per cent improvement over a similar development it made in 2015 and a more than 1.2 per cent increase since 2014.

The two big drawbacks for solar energy have always been cost and efficiency. While the former continues to tumble as demand around the world increases and more money is invested in its development, efficiency is improving at a much slower rate. However it is getting there slowly but surely and Trina Solar has continually helped it along with new developments of its own.

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You can tell mono-crystalline solar panels from their distinctive octagonal shape. Source: PublicDomainImages

P-type mono-crystalline silicon is one of the most common types of solar panel material in the world, offering strong performance without being overly expensive. There are newer standards, like n-type, though that can often be as much as 20 per cent more expensive. Bringing up the efficiency of the p-type process, offers a good alternative to newer paths for greener energy.

Most importantly with Trina Solar's latest development, is that these new, higher-efficiency solar cells were produced as part of an industrial process, not some special case manufacturing. Previous lab-based demonstrations of mono-crystalline silicon have approached 25 per cent efficiency, so Trina hopes to get as close to that magic number as possible using industrial scale fabrication.

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KitGuru Says: Solar power combined with on site storage seems like a great way to not only make yourself much greener as a household, but to also make yourself independent of the grid, thereby able to continue working and living comfortably in the case of a power cut. Increasing the efficiency of cells should continue to make it cheaper and easier for all of us to do something similar. 

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eBuyer offers Dell network laser printers for FREE – apparently https://www.kitguru.net/channel/jules/ebuyer-offers-dell-network-laser-printers-for-free-apparently/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/jules/ebuyer-offers-dell-network-laser-printers-for-free-apparently/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:44:53 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=137030 Anyone of a certain age will remember the Baked Bean wars of the 80s, where rival supermarkets began all out war – based solely on the price they could achieve for a tin of baked beans. It got so bad that legal changes were made to try and prevent such a weird situation happening again. …

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Anyone of a certain age will remember the Baked Bean wars of the 80s, where rival supermarkets began all out war – based solely on the price they could achieve for a tin of baked beans. It got so bad that legal changes were made to try and prevent such a weird situation happening again. KitGuru has just had a very strange offer drop into the inbox, so we thought we'd share.

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Could it be a tpyo?

Possibly, but unlikely.

The number of people that would be involved with such a major promotion – pushed out to a minimum of several hundred thousand Brits across the nation.

So what's the deal?

Well, essentially, it is a double-offer-combo. Something that happens a lot in the USA, but is quite rare in the UK.

There are many programmes/documentaries etc on the UK cable channels about American ladies who have Ph.D.s in voucher science. They create weird and wonderful combinations that – every now and then – lets them pick up more shopping than Popeye could carry – without handing over a single cent.

In the UK, we're much more fond of the line “Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer”.

Dell has kicked that rule into touch – and combined a £75 cash back offer with a £100 trade-in deal to get you the magic price of £0.

Get your Dell printer for £0 - click this image to see how it can work for you
Get your Dell printer for £0 – click this image to see how it can work for you

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KitGuru says: Even if you believe Michael Dell to be the spawn of Satan, it's got to be worth looking at a decent network printer for £0, surely?

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KitGuru loves the quirky and unusual https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/harrison/kitguru-loves-the-quirky-and-unusual/ https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/harrison/kitguru-loves-the-quirky-and-unusual/#respond Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:05:26 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=121560 While we know that most of the world will tread the same path, there are those who will ‘step off the reservation' and do things in a different way. We like those people. But then there are the others. People who stray so far from ‘regular' that, for them, the path is a distant memory. …

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While we know that most of the world will tread the same path, there are those who will ‘step off the reservation' and do things in a different way. We like those people. But then there are the others. People who stray so far from ‘regular' that, for them, the path is a distant memory. You gotta love some quirky in a mundane world. KitGuru explores some of the darkness.

The staff at KitGuru do some interesting hours.

We have folks who contribute from way over in Australia and – similarly – on the West Coast of the USA.

What would you say if we told you that there are more than 3,000 KitGuru readers in the world who spend MORE time on the site each day than we do?  We're talking about people who hit the KitGuru site and stay for more than 3 hours. Impressive.

Quirky, but impressive.

It's a small fraction of the 265,000 visits we received in a 24 hour period from 1st to 2nd January, but it's an important fraction. Hardcore KitGuru fans: We salute you!

Here's another factoid that might make you scratch your head: Here in the UK, you need a license from the government to watch TV. We have more than 13,000 people watching TV using a black and white TV. Monochrome. No joke. With 50″ 3D TVs now around the £500 mark and PCs owned left-right-and centre across the country, more than 13,000 people are still watching shades of grey.

More than 3 hours a day on the KitGuru site and monochrome TV in the living room? Zardon couldn't understand the fuss as he settled in for an evening of his favourite programmes.

KitGuru says: Watching monochrome TV or reading KitGuru for more than 3 hours a day – It's quirky and unusual – but we love it. Wish there was a broadcaster who just ran B&W repeats from the late 1960s.

Comment below or in the KitGuru forums.

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