Solar panels and snow are often framed as natural enemies, but the physics of how panels generate electricity tells a more ...

Solar panels could soon become more eco-friendly thanks to a major breakthrough. Researchers have developed fully organic solar cells, doubling their previous efficiency. Traditional silicon-based ...

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The sight of solar panels installed on rooftops and large energy farms has become commonplace in many regions around ...

Researchers have developed a perovskite-organic tandem solar cell that achieves 26.4 percent efficiency. Unlike rigid silicon modules, the lightweight design can generate power on curved or flexible ...

A research team in Italy has tested the performance of semitransparent wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells in underwater (UW) environments and has found that, at a 0.5–1 cm depth, the devices achieve ...

In the global race to develop new materials for clean and cost-effective energy solutions, a crystalline structure has shown promise as a semiconductor; industry experts believe that this ...

Perovskite graphene solar cells from QUT, Halo, and First Graphene hit 30.6 percent efficiency, helping buyers expect cheaper ...

Winter might seem like the worst season for getting energy from solar panels, due to less sunlight and more snow, but as it turns out, the opposite is true.