Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have achieved high efficiency in silicon solar cells with the help of precision-engineered surfaces. New designs of ...

A flexible perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell has reached a certified 29.88% power conversion efficiency, placing it among the highest recorded results for this class of device and bringing the ...

This new hybrid solar panel captures energy from sunlight and falling raindrops, helping it produce power even during storms.

In most industrialized countries, solar panels account for only a quarter to a third of the overall cost of building a solar farm. All the other expenses—additional hardware, financing, installation, ...

As the price of silicon panels has continued to come down, we’ve reached the point where they’re a small and shrinking cost of building a solar farm. That means that it might be worth spending more to ...

A research team has produced a flexible perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell that converts 33.6% of sunlight into electricity ...

Such performance, combined with low-cost fabrication potential, makes PSCs a tantalizing prospect for next-generation solar ...

Scientists have developed a more heat-resistant material that keeps next-generation solar cells running more efficiently to enable durable, high-output solar panels. (Nanowerk News) Solar panels made ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Solar power cells have raced past the key milestone of 30 percent energy efficiency, ...

Forward-looking: Traditional solar power cells are based on a silicon semiconductor compound, which is known to have a theoretical maximum efficiency of 29 percent in converting sunlight into electric ...

Monocrystalline, polycrystalline or thin-film? Here’s how the main types of solar panel compare on efficiency, lifespan, and the roof space you’ll need.

Dr Zhang Boxue (left), Assistant Professor Park Somin (middle) and Assistant Professor Wei Mingyang (right) from the National University of Singapore developed a more heat-resistant material to ...