Learn how to build a simple solar cell at home using copper tape, plastic cups, and water. This step-by-step science experiment demonstrates how to harness solar energy to generate electricity.

JA Solar announced it achieved a record-breaking open-circuit voltage for a solar cell based on tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) technology. Germany's Institute for Solar Energy Research in ...

An international research team has proposed a series of optimization techniques for antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3) solar cells that may reportedly increase the efficiency of these PV devices to over 11%.

After you make the switch and invest in solar panels, you'll be able to lower your energy bills and carbon footprint, but those panels won't last forever. So what happens when it's time to recycle ...