Half cell solar panels, which divide conventional full-sized cells into two electrically independent halves, have moved from ...

Floating solar farms have moved from novelty to serious infrastructure, turning reservoirs, lakes and sheltered coastal waters into power plants. As solar capacity races past 1,200 G worldwide, ...

Now, researchers have found that sandwiching a germanium oxide layer between the rear contact and the tin layer was able to ...

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

Solar power has shifted from niche technology to a central pillar of the global energy system, and the pace of change is only ...

The new Tesla Solar Panel and mounting system pairs with the company’s inverter, Powerwall battery, EV charging and vehicles, creating an all-Tesla residential solar offering for the first time.

In comparison, previous accelerated testing studies found that panels should lose up to 1% per year in performance. This new study puts holes in that theory, and though not all panels are likely to ...

Plug-in solar has remained in the shadows because of a lack of safety standards and often costly requirements imposed by ...

It produces only a little power, but its innovative approach could support hardware that operates during lengthy periods of total darkness, such as deep-space satellites.

Solar panels are producing record amounts of power. In just a few years, the standard for solar panel power output has dramatically shifted upward, driven by advances in efficiency and larger panel ...

Emergent Solar Energy reports heavy manufacturing is adopting rooftop solar to cut costs and carbon, driven by declining ...

Researchers say cooling innovation can lower temperature of overheated ‘hotspots’ on solar cells that can cause panel failure ...