ES Foundry will become the largest producer of crystalline silicon solar cells in the US with the launch of its new factory in South Carolina. The factory is expected to reach a shipment capacity of 3 ...

SAS, a Taiwan-based solar ingot and wafer, cell and module manufacturer, has announced plans to temporarily suspend production at its cell manufacturing facility in Yilan county, on the northeastern ...

“Solar cells incorporating MEM-MIM-Cl achieved a power conversion efficiency of 25.9% and retained 90% of their initial performance after 1,500 h under continuous 1-sun illumination and 90 °C thermal ...

First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR), the US’s largest solar panel maker, announced it will open a new 3.7-gigawatt (GW) factory in the US to finish production of its Series 6 modules started at its overseas ...

In a world dealing with environmental issues and energy shortages, the promise of clean, renewable energy from solar power is driving development of solar-cell technologies. This growth in the solar ...

Alex Zhu, CEO of US-based solar cell manufacturer ES Foundry, believes TOPCon production is unviable in the US. Image: ES Foundry. The United States’ second solar cell manufacturing plant opened ...

DAS Solar has taken a formal step toward industrializing BC solar cells after local authorities in Guizhou published an EIA public-participation notice for a 5 GW BC high-efficiency cell project. The ...

High flux solar simulators serve as indispensable tools in replicating the intensity, spectral distribution and angular characteristics of natural sunlight within controlled laboratory settings. Their ...

ATLANTA — A mission to the International Space Station in October will include new solar cells developed by Georgia Institute of Technology researchers. The Aegis Aerospace MISSE-21 mission, expected ...

Germany’s Fraunhofer recently called perovskite the “prerequisite” for next-generation PV technology. Image: Fraunhofer ISE. Japanese manufacturing group Sekisui Chemical has announced plans to build ...