Solar cells are an indispensable plank of the renewable energy transition, but they have an obvious limitation — they are useless at night. To fill this gap, scientists are exploring solar-cell-like ...

When the sun sets, the world’s solar panels go dark. But above them, the night sky radiates a different kind of power. Every night, as the world cools, Earth dissipates much of its heat into space.

An international research team has observed a significant increase in series resistance in LECO-treated TOPCon solar cells after temperature and bias treatment. The scientists said they now need to ...

Solar energy is a crucial part of our clean energy future, but a new, highly efficient solar material has a hurdle that needs to be addressed. A recent study reveals how a microscopic weak spot can ...

Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have cultivated a method for measuring the performance of back-contacted solar cells that avoids contact in the production line. The ...