• 2020-03-30

Perovskite solar cell (PSC) technology shares many similarities with other so-called third-generation solar cells. Particularly in terms of cell design and processes, it is very close to dye-sensitize...

• 2020-06-12

Last year, The Solar Energy Co.,Ltd claimed a world record for efficiency of a “transparent solar cell” with a “certified” 9.8% power conversion efficiency. According to the startup, the efficiency of...

• 2020-06-12

Getting the most out of a bifacial module requires a rethink at almost every level of system design and the industry is hungry for field data generated by such systems to better inform energy yield mo...

• 2020-06-12

Panel trends have a way of quickly becoming mainstream. IHS Markit predicted that passivated emitter rear cells (PERC) technology would go from a blip in the market in 2014 to mainstream by 2020—a pre...

• 2020-06-12

TOPCon cell technology has become one of the two leading next-generation options after mono PERC. But for the n-type architecture to truly become a rival to PERC, high-quality and cost-effective produ...

• 2020-03-16

Things fail with age, whether they be cars, phones or inverters. An optimizer manufacturing company has published a white paper looking at the failure rate of central inverters used in aging 600 V sol...

• 2020-03-09

With three models of 500 W solar panels officially unveiled, here’s a look at what it means for the future of project development and the solar industry at large. There are two solar module manufactur...

• 2020-02-29

Commercial solar has always been the weak sister in the U.S. solar market — but Extensible Energy, a Berkeley startup, believes its software can drastically improve the economics of commercial install...

• 2020-02-29

Solar could be installed on a coalfield in West Virginia if The Nature Conservancy’s plans are realized. The conservancy is seeking a decommissioned mine site to purchase or lease, and is working with...

• 2020-02-29

Battery storage is suffering from “growing pains” as the industry matures, according to panelists at an S&P Global event, but the technology’s attractiveness seems likely to ultimately outweigh an...