A photovoltaic system uses dual-axis tracking to follow the sun's path, thereby raising electricity generation at dawn and ...

A newly developed material for the electron contact improves the efficiency of single perovskite solar cells and ...

Researchers led by Armin Buchroithner from the Institute of Electrical Measurement and Sensor Systems at TU Graz have ...

The certified devices were manufactured on the company's German pilot line, building on its record 28.6%-efficient tandem ...

Module production outstrips cell supply in the US, creating a shortage of low-risk cells. Image: Qcells. United States trade policy has not only reshaped where solar products can be imported from; it ...

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 ...

If you stop to think about it, it’s a marvel that we can harness energy from the sun. But we do, thanks to solar panels equipped with photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity. That’s no ...

Imagine a display that harvests ambient light when it is not actively in use, offsetting some of its own energy consumption. The materials physics shows that this is possible, the same semiconductor ...

NEW DELHI, April 21 (Reuters) - India is staring at a severe shortage of solar cells as new rules from June mandate the use of locally made cells, a move that could derail some ‌clean energy projects, ...

A promising solar-cell architecture, in which two layers of perovskite semiconductors are stacked on silicon, is making strides towards achieving its full potential. Read the paper: Triple-1 junction ...

Suniva is planning a major expansion in US solar manufacturing, with a new 4.5-gigawatt (GW) solar cell factory coming to Laurens, South Carolina. The company says the facility is expected to open in ...

NORCROSS, Ga. & LAURENS, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Suniva, the largest and oldest U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells, today announced that it has entered agreements ...