Technology
Magenta Solar Panels Share Sunlight With Crops in Agrivoltaic Test
Researchers at Mälardalen University in Sweden have tested semi-transparent magenta solar panels designed for agrivoltaics, the practice of combining electricity generation with crop production on the...
Smart O&M strategies cut costs and boost solar park performance
Operation and maintenance (O&M) accounts for just 1 to 3 percent of total investment over a 20-year period for solar parks, making photovoltaic plants significantly cheaper to run than fossil fuel or ...
UNSW and UtmoLight Push Perovskite Submodule to 23.5% Efficiency
A research collaboration between the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Chinese manufacturer UtmoLight has set a new efficiency record for large-area perovskite photovoltaic (PV) submodules, rea...
Global SDIE potential mapped with new climate–performance model
Researchers have quantified the global potential of solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) using a climate–performance model published in Nature Solar Energy on October 7, 2026. The experimentall...
Lignin-based silver paste lifts HJT solar cell efficiency to 25.96%
Researchers at Guangdong University of Technology have developed a silver paste for silicon heterojunction (HJT) solar cells that replaces part of the petroleum-based resin binder with epoxidized lign...
Underwater perovskite solar cells reach record 10-meter depth
Researchers at Yunnan University have developed perovskite-based solar cells capable of operating at a record depth of 33 feet (10 meters) underwater, according to a study published in the journal Jou...
Silicon PV Eyes Space as Industry Events Fill October
Silicon photovoltaic (PV) technology, long developed for terrestrial applications, is finding a new frontier in space. US company Source Energy is pairing commercial silicon cells with space module te...
U.S. Solar Cell Factories: Quality, Technology and the Road to 2029
The United States is in the early stages of building a domestic crystalline-silicon (c-Si) solar cell manufacturing base, and the choices being made now — on technology, capacity and supply chains — w...
Tandem PV pushes toward commercialisation with 29.7% perovskite modules
Tandem PV is accelerating its push to commercialise perovskite-silicon tandem solar modules, backed by US$50 million in venture funding, a new demonstration facility and a US Department of Energy gran...
US solar makers race China to commercialize tandem panel technology
US solar manufacturers are accelerating development of tandem photovoltaic panels, a next-generation technology that could generate 25% more energy than conventional modules, as the industry seeks to ...