Solar cells face significant challenges when deployed in outer space, where extremes in the environment decrease the efficiency and longevity they enjoy back on Earth. University of Toledo physicists ...

UNSW engineers have made a major step forward in the development of a new type of solar cell that could help make future ...

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

A Swedish government agency is investing SEK 130 million ($13.8 million) in the next-generation indoor solar cell technology belonging to Exeger. The company’s Powerfoyle solar cells are an evolution ...

Researchers in the US tested the degradation of antimony chalcogenide solar cells exposed to proton radiation. The result indicated a robust tolerance and potential for use in space. Prior to the ...

ELITE Solar has commissioned its new 5GW integrated photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing facility in Egypt's Suez Canal Economic ...

Canada’s UBC creates bacteria‑powered solar cells that generate strong current and work even in dim, cloudy light—an affordable leap for photovoltaics.

Half cell solar panels, which divide conventional full-sized cells into two electrically independent halves, have moved from ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — A solar energy technology company has finished the exterior construction on a new cell manufacturing facility in Greenville. Boviet Solar, founded in Vietnam in 2013, opened ...

In general, solar PV deposited on glass is significantly more efficient than thin film, but this is the price you pay for off-world deployments. Paul Warley, CEO of Colorado-based Ascent Solar, told ...

Key market opportunities in space solar cells include the development of flexible, lightweight solar panels, advancements in high-efficiency and radiation-resistant technologies, growth in satellite ...

Chinese wafer producer TCL Zhonghuan is planning to take a controlling stake in cell and module manufacturer DAS Solar.