Solar panels made from silicon already adorn rooftops and vast fields around the world—but they are reaching their ...

Silicon solar cells were supposed to be running out of headroom, yet a new device has pushed their performance to 27.81% ...

Research at NUS reveals a breakthrough in solar cell stability, with a new material extending the lifespan of high-efficiency perovskite-silicon tandem cells.

Renewable and sustainable energy is often associated with solar energy, with silicon-based solar cells being the predominant basis of solar panels. However, silicon can be seen as an expensive and ...

The proposed PacWest/HiTest silicon smelter in Newport, Washington, was touted as a “green” facility since some of its product, metallurgical grade silicon, would be further refined for use in silicon ...

Someday your silicon solar panels may not have to be pure bloods, if CaliSolar can perfect how it isolates impurities. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, ...

Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas. SAN JOSE, Calif.--Sharp Electronics, one of the ...

India’s solar energy sector is witnessing unprecedented growth in 2025. With 26.6 GW of new solar capacity installed in the ...

The uptake of solar power around the world is certainly a good thing for the planet, but that doesn’t mean it is without environmental consequence either. Some solar panel components are more easily ...

In July, the Trump administration initiated a Sec. 232 investigation into the polysilicon industry. An affirmative Sec. 232 ruling would let the federal ...