solar products pty ltd , hawthorn , victoria , have announced an agreement with boeing australia ltd for supply of spectrolab space cells . the agreement will result in the manufacture of 500 , 000 cells , capable of raising 11mw of electricity . spectrolab produces quad - junction solar cells , originally designed for powering satellites . the solar cells are eight times more efficient than the cells utilized in ordinary home grid panels , and are possible of turning light energies to electrical heat with up to 34 % efficiency according to nrel ' s pacific centre for photovoltaics . solar systems optimally spectrolab ' s multiple - nexus solar systems to boost the output of their dish systems .
Boeing Australia Ltd collaborates with Solar Systems Pty Ltd.