Your old phone could help power the cloud. Google is testing 2,000 Pixel boards to cut e-waste and data center carbon costs ...

China's Trina Solar has set a new world record for commercial-scale solar efficiency, achieving 29.2% conversion efficiency and 907 watts of output using advanced perovskite-silicon tandem technology.

A group of researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia and Chinese PV manufacturer Trina Solar have designed a silver-free silicon (Si) tunnel oxide passivated back contact ...

Japanese solar brand Toyo Solar announced it is building a 1.5-GW HJT solar cell manufacturing facility co-located at its existing module assembly site in Houston, Texas. The new cell factory is ...

One of the hindrances to large-scale solar adoption, especially in cities, is where to install the chunky panels. Rooftops? Skyscraper walls? Vast open spaces that dense urban centers barely have in ...

Researchers in Germany and Spain have developed a fast vacuum coating process capable of producing perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells with efficiencies of up to 24.3 percent in just 10 minutes. The ...

Scientists in China have developed a new way to make highly efficient perovskite solar cells that could help accelerate the future of low-cost solar energy. The research team achieved a certified ...

NEW DELHI, April 21 (Reuters) - India is staring at a severe shortage of solar cells as new rules from June mandate the use of locally made cells, a move that could derail some ‌clean energy projects, ...

A promising solar-cell architecture, in which two layers of perovskite semiconductors are stacked on silicon, is making strides towards achieving its full potential. Read the paper: Triple-1 junction ...

Solar cells, devices that convert sunlight into electricity, are now widely used in many countries. While most existing solar cells are based on silicon, energy engineers have been working on other ...

Suniva is planning a major expansion in US solar manufacturing, with a new 4.5-gigawatt (GW) solar cell factory coming to Laurens, South Carolina. The company says the facility is expected to open in ...

April 14 (Reuters) - U.S. solar manufacturer Suniva said on Tuesday it will invest $350 million in a South Carolina cell factory, with production starting in early 2027. The facility will represent a ...