The use of solar cells, devices that can convert sunlight into electricity, has grown exponentially over the past decades. These devices are enabling the production of clean and renewable energy, ...

Solar power continues to grow—accounting for most new capacity added to U.S. electric grids in 2024—but the mid-1950s technology most often used to capture the sun's energy comes with environmental ...

Solar energy technology has taken another major step forward as researchers develop a new way to make perovskite solar cells more efficient and stable. A team from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy ...

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 panel reaches up to 865 W, setting a historic record in power and efficiency for large-scale solar projects.

Driven by n-type solar cell adoption, utility-scale photovoltaics, and ultra-high purity semiconductor applications, ...

Perovskite solar cells are a promising alternative to traditional silicon solar panels but have poor durability. Professor Ted Sargent, Research associate professor Bin Chen, Postdoctoral fellows ...

High-resistivity silicon wafers offer superior efficiency potential but are highly sensitive to edge recombination and mechanical damage, limiting their commercial use compared to more robust standard ...

Despite their clear efficiency advantages, high-resistivity, lightly doped silicon wafers have seen limited adoption ...

Solar panel efficiency explained for Australia. Learn why some solar panels perform better and how to choose the most efficient system.