A cluster of recent laboratory advances in ultra-thin solar cells suggests that lightweight, flexible photovoltaic devices may be able to move beyond niche prototypes if researchers can solve ...

The use of solar cells, devices that can convert sunlight into electricity, has grown exponentially over the past decades.

Metal-halide perovskite solar cells are attractive for next-generation photovoltaics due to their low fabrication cost and rapidly rising efficiencies. However, exposure to light and oxygen generates ...

In the second PV development, announced simultaneously, a new III-V silicon PV module has achieved an efficiency of 31.3 percent, setting a record in its class, and is based on established, ...

A study conducted by Penn State University researchers has revealed that organic solar cells ...

Patents have been filed for an innovative silicon solar cell coating that could increase efficiency, reduce heat, and extend panel lifetimes using singlet fission, according to pv magazine.

Chinese researchers, led by a research team from PV Technology Center of Tongwei Co., Ltd, used a sequential annealing process in the fabrication of tandem solar cells, featuring a wide bandgap ...

Fraunhofer scientists have announced two efficiency records for III-V tandem modules. The team says its 34.2% efficiency III-V germanium PV module is the most efficient solar module in the world, ...

An innovative hybrid solar device that combines a PV panel and energy storage has achieved record levels of energy storage efficiency for such a device. And unlike conventional batteries, the ...

India’s MNREA has released the fourth revision of its ALMM II for solar cells, increasing the total enlisted manufacturing ...

As governments push towards greener energy, solar power use has surged. Now breakthroughs in material science, cell design, and recycling are reshaping its future, one molecule at a time. Photovoltaic ...

Shares of Chinese solar panel makers surged after a team of staff sent by Elon Musk had reportedly visited several photovoltaic suppliers in China.