Solar PV is now the most rapidly growing generation technology—25% of total installed solar PV generation capacity was added in 2022 alone.

Andy Sun, a faculty member at MIT, transformed his career to become a leading expert on integrating renewable energy into the electric grid, ...

MIT researchers reveal that the soft technology features, such as permitting practices and design processes, of solar energy systems are lagging behind hardware ...

Facing the challenge of intermittent renewable energy, grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) become crucial, and this piece delves into the safety and ...

Researchers at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering are using paraffin wax-filled tubes to enhance electric vehicle battery safety and performance. This innovative approach mitigates ...

Photovoltaic (PV) device innovation is critical to significantly ramp up solar power deployment for a sustainable energy future. Future research should focus on ...

The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has developed a bifacial perovskite solar cell that captures sunlight on both sides, potentially ...

New techniques bolster efficiency of solar cells, yet scaling for commercial application remains a challenge.

Efficient production of hydrogen, fuels, and even drinking water on roofs or in solar parks—this is what researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ...

The California Institute of Technology's Space Solar Power Project has successfully demonstrated the first-ever wireless transfer of solar power from space to Earth, ...

Solar panels in Australia are facing a mounting environmental crisis, with an estimated 90% of them projected to end up in landfill as ...

Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD-1) successfully demonstrates wireless power transmission in space and beams detectable power to Earth for the first time, marking ...