It is common for solar panels to be shaded by trees, clouds, birds or buildings. For thin-film solar technologies, however, ...

Solar cells' efficiency and lifespan are often determined by what happens at interfaces—the microscopic boundaries where ...

Chinese scientists have successfully developed a new type of solar cell that has achieved a steady-state power conversion ...

A researcher demonstrates the high-performance perovskite-organic tandem solar cell device at a laboratory of the Institute ...

Perovskite solar cells are a high-efficiency, low-cost alternative to traditional silicon-based solar panels. With the perovskite solar cell industry expected to reach $1.2 billion by 2033, there’s ...

A new solar breakthrough may overcome a long-standing efficiency barrier. Researchers used a “spin-flip” metal complex to capture and multiply energy from sunlight through singlet fission. The result ...

Japan-based technology company Sharp Corporation offers a range of space-qualified compound solar cells for use in low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites and other spacecraft. It recently exhibited its ...

One of the hindrances to large-scale solar adoption, especially in cities, is where to install the chunky panels. Rooftops? Skyscraper walls? Vast open spaces that dense urban centers barely have in ...

Avaada Electro has commissioned the first 3GW production line at its 6GW N-type TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in ...

Avaada Electro Ltd, the solar PV manufacturing arm of Avaada Group, has operationalized the first 3 GW phase of its 6 GW high ...