Fraunhofer scientists have announced two efficiency records for III-V tandem modules. The team says its 34.2% efficiency III-V germanium PV module is the most efficient solar module in the world, ...

A large proportion of all solar cells come from China. But research and production continue in Germany. Is there still something possible?

Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have succeeded in constructing two tandem photovoltaic modules with record efficiencies. A III-V germanium PV module with an ...

Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT has developed a solar module cleaning system that uses structure-borne sound and targeted mechanical vibrations to dislodge dust. Researchers ...

The new floating structure, pictured above, eliminates traditional maintenance walkways module rows. Image: Ciel & Terre via YouTube. Floating solar PV (FPV) firm Ciel & Terre has unveiled a new ...

In the second PV development, announced simultaneously, a new III-V silicon PV module has achieved an efficiency of 31.3 percent, setting a record in its class, and is based on established, ...

Solar power is no longer inching forward, it is compounding. In laboratories and early commercial lines, scientists are ...

FSLR's thin-film focus, integrated manufacturing and U.S. capacity expansion shape its cost edge and long-term solar module competitiveness.

Europe’s new red solar panels blend into terracotta roofs, generating clean energy, boost public acceptance, and are built to ...