To get more energy from sunlight, researchers have long searched for alternatives—especially those that work without the complex junctions silicon needs. (CREDIT: CC BY-SA 4.0) Scientists have ...

A coating 100 times thinner than a human hair could be “ink-jetted” onto your backpack, cell phone or car roof to harness the sun’s energy, new research shows, in a development that could reduce the ...

For as long as we’ve been capturing the sun’s rays, the clouds have been the enemy. When the sky turns gray and the first ...

China’s Kaisheng New Energy Technology has agreed to produce a new line of thin-film solar panels for rooftops under an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement with Sweden’s Midsummer. The ...

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Japan is heavily investing in a new kind of ultra-thin, flexible solar panel that it hopes will help it meet renewable energy goals while challenging China's dominance of the sector. Pliable ...

If you want to lower your utility bill and rely less on the grid, solar energy can seem like a smart move. Solar power technology has evolved over the years, but not all panels are built the same, and ...

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Solar panels still generate electricity on cloudy days and in cold weather, albeit less. Clouds cut output as less sunlight reaches the panels, but they continue producing power from indirect light.