As solar power has been developed and popularized across the globe over the last several decades, the industry has given way to more recent innovation that allows for higher efficiency in irregular ...

Thin-film solar panel maker Ascent Solar Technologies announced today that it’s going to repurpose its Thornton, Colorado, factory to accelerate industrial-scale commercialization of perovskite solar ...

Researchers have developed a new type of back-contact solar cell design that will enable scalable, low-cost manufacturing as ...

Solar cells, devices that convert sunlight into electricity, are helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, ...

As summer temperatures in Osaka, Japan, soar closer to 100 degrees Fahrenheit, staff at Expo 2025 are beating the heat with utility vests that are powered by the sun. Developed by Toyota Group company ...

Q: I need help deciding whether to put solar film on my west-facing windows in the Seattle area, and, if so, whether the film should go on the inside or the outside. We have no air conditioning and ...

Thin film solar cells represent a promising avenue towards cost-effective and sustainable photovoltaic energy conversion. These devices utilise semiconductor layers with thicknesses in the order of ...

Cu2SnS3 (CTS) thin films have emerged as a promising class of absorber materials for thin film solar cells due to their earth‐abundant, non‐toxic constituents and favourable optical and electronic ...

Sekisui Chemical plans to mass-produce light, flexible solar films as part of a government-subsidized $2 billion project. The Japanese chemical company announced Thursday that it will establish a ...

The Alabama facility will increase First Solar’s US domestic annual nameplate to 11GW, once it is fully ramped up. Image: First Solar. US cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film manufacturer First Solar ...

29.5 kWp solar project inaugurated at end of February. Barcelona port facilities with HeliaSol glued to undulating rooftops. With 584 of Heliatek's solar films being installed on undulating rooftops ...