Technology
Solar-powered drone flies 75 km as Amazon hub faces new scrutiny
The drone industry is advancing on multiple fronts this month, with breakthroughs in solar-powered flight endurance, new airspace management tools for public safety, and a political standoff over Amaz...
Space-Based Solar Power Moves From Sci-Fi to Serious Development
Space-based solar power (SBSP) has moved from science fiction to serious government and private development, with projects now underway in China, the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan. Propo...
Six European bodies validate LONGi BC solar technology with yield gains up to 3.4%
Six European research and testing organisations have validated LONGi's Back Contact (BC) solar technology, confirming higher energy yields and lower levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) for utility-sc...
Qcells targets 2029 for gigawatt-scale tandem perovskite solar factory
Qcells has announced plans to build a gigawatt-scale factory for tandem perovskite-silicon solar panels, targeting a 2029 opening. The South Korean manufacturer is currently testing full-size tandem p...
ITO Substrate Oxygen Migration Threatens Perovskite Solar Cell Stability
Perovskite solar cells have long been plagued by elemental migration, but a study published in Nature Solar Energy points to a source that the research community has largely overlooked: the indium tin...
PPPL Physicists Find Smarter Path to Fusion Ignition
Scientists at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have identified a more energy-efficient route to fusion ignition — one that could reshape how next-generation fusion reactors are designed ...
Austrian Firm Patents Bifacial Solar Strip for Fence Integration
Austrian solar company Sunbooster has obtained a European patent for a vertical photovoltaic (PV) system that integrates directly into conventional wire mesh fence infrastructure. The patent currently...
Pentagon funds space solar beaming with Overview Energy contract
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Overview Energy a contract under the Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund (OECIF) to develop a ground-based homing beacon for space-to-ground solar...
Solar O&M Strategies and Interfacial Evaporation: Two Frontiers Reshaping PV's Future
As the solar industry matures, two distinct but complementary narratives are shaping its future: the meticulous management of existing photovoltaic (PV) assets to protect billions in investment, and t...
Martin Green Targets Glass-Free Lightweight Solar Modules at Euronergy
Martin Green, one of the solar industry's most decorated researchers, is turning his attention to a new frontier: glass-free, lightweight and exceptionally thin photovoltaic (PV) modules. As Chief Sci...