Earlier in 2025, Chinese solar manufacturer Longi announced it had built the world's most efficient solar cell. The hybrid ...

Michael Arnold explains how solar cell efficiency increases while prices decrease. Michael Arnold, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at UW-Madison, explains the history, composition and ...

Learn how to build a simple solar cell at home using copper tape, plastic cups, and water. This step-by-step science experiment demonstrates how to harness solar energy to generate electricity.

In a new scientific paper, the Chinese solar manufacturer explained that the 27.81%-efficient hybrid interdigitated back-contact cell it unveiled in April is based on passivated tunneling contacts and ...

Organic solar cells are made from conductive polymers, which makes them cheap, light, and flexible. However, one drawback is ...

Explore how a basic LED can be used as a tiny solar cell, generating measurable voltage under sunlight. This hands-on ...

UNSW researchers have achieved a world record energy conversion efficiency of 13.2% for high-bandgap kesterite (CZTS) solar cells with a laboratory scale cell that had been enhanced with hydrogen.

An unavoidable aspect of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels is that they become less efficient when they warm up. [Tech Ingredients] explains in a new video the basic reason for this, which involves the ...

Canadian solar panel maker Heliene and India’s solar cell maker Premier Energies are joining forces to build a US solar cell factory. This is great news for the US, as there is currently a shortage of ...

Aug 10 (Reuters) - Maxeon Solar (MAXN.O), opens new tab on Thursday said it will spend more than $1 billion to build a solar cell and panel factory in Albuquerque, New Mexico, spurred by manufacturing ...