Next-gen thermal solar technology may be closer than it appears thanks to plastic rearview mirrors. According to reports from New Atlas and the University of South Australia, UniSA experts have ...

Researchers in Spain are working on the nano scale to identify better heat-catching surfaces for concentrated solar power stations — and nanoneedles are proving more efficient for the task than ...

A single gold nanoparticle tends to absorb within a narrow band. Much of its strongest response sits in visible wavelengths.

An innovative hybrid solar device that combines a PV panel and energy storage has achieved record levels of energy storage efficiency for such a device. And unlike conventional batteries, the ...

Halide perovskites are a family of materials that promise huge gains in power conversion and performance over typical silicon solar cells, but there's one problem—they're not very stable. A new study ...

In comparison, previous accelerated testing studies found that panels should lose up to 1% per year in performance. This new study puts holes in that theory, and though not all panels are likely to ...