We will admit that it is unlikely you have enough gear in your basement to make a solar cell using these steps. However, it is interesting to see how a bare silicon wafer becomes a solar cell.

With home energy bills outstripping both inflation and wage growth, it's not surprising that some people are gazing into the sky and thinking of all that free solar energy. But there are a lot of ...

DIY modules that are completely open source, to help solve this issue. The modular solar panel is made from a 3D printed holster which can hold a number of individual solar cells. With the cells ...

You can harness the power of the sun's rays to charge your electric vehicle. Here's how many solar panels you'll need to do ...

A group of researchers led by the Autonomous University of Querétaro in Mexico have proposed for the first time to fabricate thin-film solar cells relying on an absorber made of silver ...

Perovskite solar cells are one of the hottest topics in photovoltaics, because they are substantially more energy-efficient to produce than conventional silicon solar cells. Laboratory devices now ...

Many are familiar with so-called photovoltaic cells, or solar panels, found on things like spacecraft, rooftops, and handheld calculators. The cells are made of semiconductor materials like those ...

US-based monocrystalline silicon solar cells developer Suniva and solar PV module manufacturer Heliene have partnered with Corning to create the first 'Made in America' solar module supply chain.

Silfab Solar, a Toronto-based solar cell and module manufacturer with a facility in South Carolina, was awarded $5 million for a project that will develop back-contact n-type cells to demonstrate ...