# crystalline silicon

Type: Technology

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-16**: 35.5% World Record Announced — At the Solar and Energy Storage Innovation Conference in Shanghai, LONGi unveils a certified 35.5% tandem cell efficiency, breaking its own record.
- **2026-05**: 35.2% Included in Efficiency Tables — The 35.2% efficiency milestone is included in the 68th edition of the Solar Cell Efficiency Tables, confirming its status as a leading achievement.
- **2024-06**: World Record 34.6% Set — LONGi sets a new world record for perovskite-silicon tandem cell efficiency at 34.6%.
- **2023-11**: 33.9% Tandem Efficiency Achieved — LONGi's tandem cell team first pushes efficiency beyond 33%, setting an early milestone.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### LONGi Hits 35.5% Solar Cell Record, Unleashing New Climate Potential
2026-07-20 10:39:18 · Sentiment: Very Bullish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 1

LONGi's perovskite-silicon tandem cell reaches a certified 35.5% efficiency, smashing the 34.6% record and demonstrating industrial-scale viability with up to 34.3% on large cells. This leap shrinks the land and cost barriers for solar, accelerating the transition from fossil fuels.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/longi-355-percent-tandem-solar-record-climate

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