A marriage made in sunlight: Invention merges solar with liquid battery

Researchers explain how a malicious third party could hack into the metering system of a smart grid and manipulate the data.

Understanding the physical properties of an emerging class of solar cells that have the potential to dramatically lower the cost of solar energy.

Study finds benefits for all ratepayers and greater reduction in greenhouse gases

Investment in energy storage is vital

While all research in traditional photovoltaics faces the same underlying theoretical limitations, MIT PhD student David Bierman says, “with solar thermal photovoltaics you ...

Australian engineers have edged closer to the theoretical limits of sunlight-to-electricity conversion by photovoltaic cells with a device that sets a new world ...

Changes in Solar Cell Technology. Dr. Jan Nekarda and Dr.-Ing. Ralf Preu (from the left) developed the Laser Fired Contact process for series ...

Getting more energy from the sun: how to make better solar cells

Could off-grid electricity systems accelerate energy access?

Nanomaterial to drive new generation of solar cells

Researchers at Korea’s Kyung Hee University have proposed a model to recycle smartphone lithium ion batteries into solar power systems -- providing both ...