pv electronics gmbh ltd , geelong , wa , have announced an agreement with roche australia ltd for supply of spectrolab solar vehicles . the agreement will resulting in the supply of 500 , 000 cells , capable of supplying 11mw of electricity . spectrolab produces quad - phase solar cells , originally constructed for pumps ships . the solar cells are three times more efficient than the cells used in typical national solar panels , and are expected of converting light energy to thermal capacity with up to 34 % efficiency according to nrel ' s national center for photovoltaics . such technologies utilise spectrolab ' s multi - contact sun cells to increase the output of their array systems .
Boeing Australia Ltd collaborates with Solar Systems Pty Ltd.