A new model for solar farms that "co-locates" crops and solar panels could result in a harvest of valuable biofuel plants along with solar energy.

Growing agave and other carefully chosen plants amid photovoltaic panels could allow solar farms not only to collect sun…

Lead is not an essential component of a new kind of low-cost, high-efficiency solar cell, new experiments show. A team l…

Researchers have developed a multi-layer anti-reflection coating for glass surfaces, which reduces the sun’s reflection…

Quantum-dot photovoltaics set new record for efficiency in such devices, could unlock new uses.

A team at MIT has set a new record for the most efficient quantum-dot cells — a type of solar cell that is seen as espec…

New research from North Carolina State University and UNC-Chapel Hill reveals that energy is transferred more efficientl…

SMA has added two new models to its popular Sunny Boy TL-US line of transformerless inverters with Secure Power Supply.…

New MIT model can guide design of solar cells that produce less waste heat, more useful current.

New MIT model can guide design of solar cells that produce less waste heat, more useful current

Surface modification allows cell to absorb more light

Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have achieved the highest efficiency ever in a 9 millimeter-square…

By inversing the device, electricity can be produced from light. The principle is the

New plasmonic metamaterials that operate at high temperatures could radically improve solar cell performance and bring a…

KIT Coordinates “MatHero” Project Related to Sustainable and Low-cost Production Methods – EC Funds Project with EUR 3.5 Million

Organic solar cells will open up entirely new markets for photovoltaics. These plastic solar cells have several advantag…

Switchable material could harness the power of the sun — even when it’s not shining.

The principle is simple: Some molecules, known as photoswitches, can assume either of two different shapes, as if they h…

The project demonstrates that superior light-emitting properties of quantum dots can be applied in solar energy by helping more efficiently harvest sunlight.

The project demonstrates that superior light-emitting properties of quantum dots can be applied in solar energy by helpi…

Latest research finds that the trailblazing ‘perovskite’ material used in solar cells can double up as a laser, strongly…

Researchers at TU Delft have opened the way for the realization of the next generation of high-efficiency, cost-effectiv…

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have identified a possible inorganic material for perovskite solar cells, wh…

In future, when your mobile or tablet runs out of battery, you could just recharge it by putting it out in the sun. Nany…

Ideal for generating energy from windows , façades and glass car roofs

Both these application areas use tinted glass to reduce glare which can be done by applying a film, so changing the film…

Ultrathin layers made of Tungsten and Selenium have been created at the Vienna University of Technology. Experiments show that they may be used as flexible, semi-transparent solar cells.

Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology have now succeeded for the first time in creating a diode made of tun…

Early findings will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Physical Society in Denver.

University of Cincinnati researchers are reporting early results on a way to make solar-powered panels in lights, calcul…