New fibre solar cell doubles energy production

A US university has received a patent for a solar-cell technology that uses millions of tiny plastic fibers that capture more light and have double the energy production of today’s flat cells at a fraction of the cost.

Wake Forest University: http://www.wfu.edu/wowf/2010/20100407.solar.php

I would be interested to know how it compares to the plastic solar cells being developed by CSIRO, Uni Melbourne and others here in Australia