The new approach could revolutionize the field of photovoltaics and renewable energy generation.

Clear skies do not provide accurate information for estimating the amount of sunlight available for solar power plants

Researchers demonstrate how laser etching of metallic surfaces creates the ''perfect solar energy absorber.''

Researchers have found a way to harness the entire spectrum of sunlight

Existing transparent solar cells tend to have a reddish hue and lower efficiency, but by punching tiny holes on crystalline silicon wafers, it ...

This study serves as essential information for policymakers shaping decisions to reduce electricity system emissions.

Researchers develop new design rule for generating excitons will help advance next-generation devices

Efforts to shift away from fossil fuels and replace with renewables can help reduce carbon emissions but do so at the expense of ...

Study provides the most complete list yet of the advantages of distributed solar energy -- from carbon sequestration to improvements for pollinator habitat.

Societal values and perceptions continue to shape energy production as much as the technologies that drive its production and consumption.

The theoretical limit for silicon solar cells is 29.3 percent due to physical material properties. In a new article, researchers describe how this ...

Researchers have introduced solar cells with a new titanium-perovskite material that gets the lead out.