When opting to use solar panels as a power source for your home or business, the choices tend to revolve around where to place them and how big they should be. But there's at least one more decision ...

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to solve a difficult problem in crystal science. Seeking to understand why crystals develop tiny defects called dislocations, the researchers discovered ...

A research group in Ghana has conducted a series of tests to assess the performance of polycrystalline solar modules in PV systems operating in their home country for at least 5 years. They found that ...

High performer Purified tin selenide shown in pellet form. The material's thermoelectric performance is extraordinarily high. (Courtesy: Northwestern University) Researchers in Korea and the US have ...

To the casual observer, solar panels are solar panels. But looks can be deceiving. In the past, solar panels had a clunky effect that ruined the aesthetics of your roof. However, thanks to ...

DAS Solar and Hebei University have identified two types of pinholes in TOPCon solar cells: harmful recombinational pinholes, ...

Engineers at Northwestern University have developed a new thermoelectric material that may be the most efficient one yet. The new and improved polycrystalline form of purified tin selenide has all the ...

Interested in going solar? Find a Solar Energy partner near you. There are two leading types of solar panel technologies in use today: monocrystalline and polycrystalline. Commonly referred to as ...