Third-generation solar cell technology is advancing rapidly. An engineering research team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has achieved a breakthrough in the field of perovskite/silicon ...

Solar energy plays a big role in the fight against climate change. As the world turns to solar power, concerns about the environmental impact of traditional solar panels continue to grow. Today’s most ...

Flexible solar cells that do not contain any rare earth metal are paving the way for the development of low-cost, efficient solar energy, according to new research by the University of Sheffield. The ...

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TOPCon producers such as Trina Solar are prioritising the UV resilience of their modules following concerns over susceptibility to degradation. Image: Trina Solar. As TOPCon technology dominates the ...

Scientists at the Autonomous University of Querétaro in Mexico have discovered how to make perovskite solar cells, a type of thin-film cell, more stable and efficient without using traditional lead ...

Researchers have developed a new type of back-contact solar cell design that will enable scalable, low-cost manufacturing as it uses a perovskite material and tiny grooves embossed into plastic film.

Solar cells, devices that can generate electricity from sunlight, are already helping to reduce fossil fuel emissions in many ...

Solyco is developing a new low-temperature technology for the interconnection of solar cells. It consists of a round copper core with a diameter of 280 μm that is covered by a very thin layer of ...

Radovan Kopecek, an expert on back-contacted (BC) solar cell and module technologies, spoke with pv magazine about BC manufacturing costs, efficiency and technical challenges. He believes that global ...

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a new vapor-deposition technique that greatly ...