For decades, the solar industry has run on one material: silicon. It works, it is cheap, and it keeps getting slightly better ...

While sustainable solar energy can potentially meet our global power needs, it has one major flaw. When sunlight disappears, ...

Solar power has long been seen as a clean alternative to fossil fuels. But its everyday use still faces hurdles. Traditional panels are bulky, stiff, and completely opaque. That makes them hard to fit ...

Once darkness falls, solar panels stop generating electricity, creating a gap between when energy is produced and when it’s ...

The singlet fission experiment captured energy with high efficiency. (Kyushu University) Scientists are always pushing the boundaries of solar cell efficiency – how much of the available sunshine gets ...

The appearance of blocky black solar panels hasn't changed much at all in the last several years, and in the case of many ...

Since 2012, UK-based Power Roll has been working on a way to print low-cost solar film to generate clean energy from sunlight. It's now one crucial step closer to manufacturing its lightweight, ...

Researchers from Spain have created solar panels that are unaffected by rain by combining solar cells with a triboelectric ...

Summer sun doesn’t just grow tomatoes—it can completely transform how long and how well a garden produces. Smart gardeners ...

Solar thermoelectric generators (STEGs) are used for direct conversion of impinging solar and thermal energy into electricity. It can be an alternative to photovoltaic cells in some cases, which can ...

An agbo seller celebrated as she bought a solar inverter and batteries for her plaza. She posted the receipt of her purchase, ...

As solar booms, end-of-life panel recycling is crucial. Learn why recovery of aluminum, glass, and silicon is key to truly ...