A new solar breakthrough may overcome a long-standing efficiency barrier. Researchers used a “spin-flip” metal complex to capture and multiply energy from sunlight through singlet fission. The result ...

Perovskite solar cells shouldn’t work as well as they do—but they do. Scientists have now discovered that defects inside the material actually help, creating networks that separate and guide electric ...

The singlet fission experiment captured energy with high efficiency. (Kyushu University) Scientists are always pushing the ...

For most of the solar industry’s modern history, progress has been framed as a story of physics. Higher efficiencies came ...

A novel thin-film technology enables solar panels to generate electricity from both sunlight and raindrops.

Discover how to build a simple solar cell at home using everyday materials! This step-by-step tutorial demonstrates how to repurpose an aluminum can, a CD, copper wire, toothpaste, lemon juice, and a ...

Perovskite solar cells are among the most promising technologies for making solar power cheaper and more efficient. Working ...

The shift to renewable energy sources generally faces a significant bottleneck: producing electric power in bad weather. A ...

Research from Swansea University has found that perovskite solar cells (PSCs) can be manufactured outside of expensive cleanrooms, an advance that could lead to low-cost, global green energy.

Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have succeeded in reducing the silver consumption of TOPCon solar cells to 1.1 ...

Scientists achieve ‘impossible’ solar efficiency in renewables breakthrough - ‘Spin-flip’ technique promises to shatter ...

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have boosted the power conversion efficiency of ...