Whereas silicon has an efficiency of around 15-18%, plastic devices can only achieve 7-8% at best, currently.

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This high efficiency PV technology allows Suntech to achieve conversion efficiency rates in the range of 18% to 19% on PV cells manufactured with monocrystalline silicon wafers and 16.5% to 17.5% on PV cells manufactured with multicrystalline silicon wafers.

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He leads a committee of supply-chain executives, currently focused on 18 "high-impact" opportunities to improve efficiency in making major products, including respiratory face masks, stethoscopes and reflective material for highway signs.

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Producing a motorcycle every 18 seconds, the Gurgaon factory (Hero Honda has two others) is the epitome of Japanese efficiency seamlessly transplanted into an Indian setting.

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