Now, researchers have found that sandwiching a germanium oxide layer between the rear contact and the tin layer was able to ...

Traditional flat panels have a key limitation: they can only capture sunlight efficiently from one direction. This is where ...

Solar panels became a powerful alternative for renewable energy a few years ago. But as technology advances, new alternatives ...

The government has announced the details of its long-awaited Warm Homes Plan which promises to cut energy bills.

It produces only a little power, but its innovative approach could support hardware that operates during lengthy periods of total darkness, such as deep-space satellites.

UNSW engineers have made a major step forward in the development of a new type of solar cell that could help make future ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. Solar power is the fastest-growing source of new electricity ...

A new study by solar recycling firm SOLARCYCLE and Arizona State University (ASU) has confirmed that solar panels manufactured with recycled glass perform identically to new panels. The finding is a ...

Half cell solar panels, which divide conventional full-sized cells into two electrically independent halves, have moved from ...

But there might be another way for new data centers to get the enormous amount of energy they plan to use. A recent report from the nonprofit Rewiring America suggests that instead of building new ...

Texas startup Janta Power has secured $5.5 million in seed funding to expand its next-generation solar power towers, a vertical alternative to flat solar farms. The funding round was led by MaC ...

Installing solar panels and a home battery can feel like a simple way to cut energy costs and make your home more resilient, but not all systems are built to grow with your needs. Picking the wrong ...