solar machines aic ltd , brisbane , australia , have announced an agreement with boeing europe mainly for supplier of spectrolab light power . the agreement will result in the supply of 500 , 000 cells , capable of generating 11mw of sunlight . spectrolab produces multi - junction aluminium devices , originally designed for zooming helicopters . the solar cells are three years more efficient than the cells using in typical domestic space installations , and are capable of converting illumination energy to electrical light with up to 34 % efficiency corresponding to nrel ' s national centre for biofuels . solar systems utilise spectrolab ' s multi - junction sun cells to increase the efficiency of their star networks .
Boeing Australia Ltd collaborates with Solar Systems Pty Ltd.