Research shows that, contrary to accepted rule of thumb, a 10- or 15-year lifetime can be good enough. A new study shows that, contrary to widespread belief within the solar power industry,... Read more
The most productive places on Earth for solar power are farmlands, according to an Oregon State University study. The study, published today in the journal Scientific Reports, finds that if... Read more
A resilience to extreme conditions by the most transparent, lightweight and flexible material for conducting electricity could help revolutionise the electronic industry, according to a new... Read more
In a departure from ‘blue sky thinking’ scientists in Britain have developed solar panels that work better on a cloudy day. Their material is as thin and flexible as cloth, and c... Read more
A unique solar panel design made with a new ceramic material points the way to potentially providing sustainable power cheaper, more efficiently, and requiring less manufacturing time. It al... Read more
Rows of aluminium studs help solar panels extract more energy from sunlight than those with flat surfaces. Most solar cells used in homes and industry are made using thick layers of material... Read more
Atom-thick photovoltaic sheets could pack hundreds of times more power per weight than conventional solar cells. Most efforts at improving solar cells have focused on increasing the efficien... Read more
While still lacking a working prototype, the company claims to have 4 gigawatts of pre-orders. V3Solar has a brand-new solar panel design that they say will cost just 8 cents a kilowatt-hour... Read more
Decal-like application process allows thin, flexible solar panels to be applied to virtually any surface For all their promise, solar cells have frustrated scientists in one crucial regard –... Read more
Solar photovoltaic technology can significantly reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and our dependence on the grid WE don’t think much about pitch pine poles until storms like Hurricane Sand... Read more
A device based on scattered silver cubes could scale up light absorption for solar power Just sprinkle on and harvest light — that is the procedure with nanoscale cubes of silver that could... Read more
Getting free power may seem like a pipe dream, but with solar power technologies getting cheaper the prospect of operating a self-sustaining building is now a reality. “Solar electric... Read more