The Aydin Group at LMU Munich has unveiled a novel strategy for making perovskite solar cells more robust against extreme ...

In space, satellites face brutal temperature shifts from hot sunlight to freezing shadows. For ...

The Silicon and New Concepts for Solar Cells (SyNC) research group at the Institute of Solar Energy (IES) of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) has produced high-efficiency two-dimensional ...

The LEEMONS project is researching nanostructured silicon that uses low-energy electron multiplication (LEEM) to allow one high-energy photon to generate multiple electrons, reducing energy losses in ...

Nearly 20 years after the first perovskite solar cell was developed, its efficiency and durability are drawing interest from industries worldwide. The defense sector is among the most active, as ...

You may have noticed grid lines on the surface of solar panels. Turns out these lines serve an essential purpose that goes ...

Schematic of a perovskite solar cell. Source: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology ...

Researchers from the Photovoltaics and Thin-Film Electronics Laboratory (PV-Lab) in EPFL’s School of Engineering and CSEM ...

Thin film solar cells represent a transformative approach in photovoltaic technology, utilising semiconductor layers only a few micrometres thick to convert sunlight into electricity. These cells ...

Talon PV co-founder and CEO, Adam Tesanovich, left, believes TOPCon cells can be produced in the US without sparking patent disputes. Image: Talon PV. When Adam Tesanovich and his business partners ...

Silicon heterojunction solar cells combine crystalline silicon substrates with thin amorphous silicon layers in order to harness the complementary benefits of both materials. The crystalline substrate ...

Solar manufacturers and project developers should be aware of an emerging and significant compliance risk concerning the origin of photovoltaic ...