A new approach for creating multi-junction solar cells using off-the-shelf components
Multi-junction, or stacked, solar cells are currently the most efficient cells on the market, converting up to 45% of the solar energy they absorb into...
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New tool may make it easy for homeowners and businesses to install rooftop solar panels
Homeowners and businesses may now have an easier time getting solar panels on rooftops thanks to software developed...
How research to advance medical imaging technology could lead to high-efficiency solar panels
Working with an international team of physicists, University of Tokyo Professor Yoshihiro Iwasa was exploring possible functions of...
US, Canada, and Australia team up to mitigate metal shortages caused by shift towards clean technology
Concern grows over the increase in consumption of some metals to support the shift towards clean energy and electric vehicles. Clean energy technologies often rely...
Trump lifts tariffs on steel and aluminum: how it benefits solar in Canada
Both the U.S. and Canada have agreed to halt retaliatory tariffs on imported goods. Trump had imposed tariffs...
Researchers make organic solar cells immune to the ravages of water, air and light
The market for organic solar cells is expected to grow more than 20% between 2017 and 2020, driven...
Tesla slashes solar panel pricing by more than 38 percent in attempt to revive sales
In a bid to regain its status, which it lost last year as the #1 rooftop solar company in the U.S., Tesla is cutting prices...
Caffeine makes perovskite solar cells more efficient at converting light to electricity
Scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Solargiga Energy in China have discovered that caffeine...
U.S. House Democrats propose a new energy storage tax credit bill
Introduced by Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA), the "Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act" is the latest update...
Mystery of negative capacitance in perovskite solar cells solved
On the verge of outcompeting current thin-film solar cells, perovskite solar cells seem to embody an ideal solar...
Global installation of floating solar plants is increasing: take Japan for example
In land-scarce countries in some parts of Asia, the widespread use of solar panel systems for the production of electricity is hindered by ground space...
Sensor can monitor wiring in a building and signal when repairs are needed
A new system devised by researchers at MIT can monitor the behavior of all electric devices within a...
SunPower launches first ever 400-Plus-Watt residential solar panels
SunPower just introduced the world's most powerful home solar panels in markets across the United States, Europe, and...
Remotely detecting and preventing electric power substation sabotage by hackers
Side channel signals and bolts of lightning from distant storms could one day help prevent hackers from sabotaging electric power substations and other critical infrastructure,...
Fighting climate change—using solar recommendations technology
The David Suzuki Foundation states that "climate change is the challenge of our time." The Intergovernmental Panel on...
Nonvolatile microcontroller unit chip provides the world’s highest processing performance of energy harvested from external sources such as solar power
Researchers at Tohoku University have announced the development of a nonvolatile microcontroller unit (MCU) which achieves both high...