Space-based solar power advances with microwave and laser transmission, orbital assembly, and cost reductions, aiming for ...

Solar power is already one of the fastest growing sources of electricity on the planet, yet scientists say it is still only ...

When it comes to installing solar cells, labor cost and the cost of the land to house them constitute the bulk of the expense. The solar cells — made often of silicon or cadmium telluride — rarely ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new concept could bring highly efficient solar power by combining three types of technologies that convert different parts of the light spectrum and also store energy for use ...

Traditional solar cells harvest only a narrow sliver of the electromagnetic energy pouring down onto Earth, and that's one of the reasons it's been so challenging to get solar efficiency beyond 20-30 ...

A new molecule developed by Ohio State University scientists can harvest energy from the entire visible spectrum of light, bringing in up to 50 percent more solar energy than current solar cells, and ...

Solar power is set for a boost with the help of a material that can soak up energy from almost all of the Sun’s spectrum. It should allow solar cells to jump in efficiency from today’s best of 30 per ...

Consumer interest in rooftop solar is higher than ever. The most recent numbers from Pew Research show 89% of U.S. adults favor the expanded use of solar power, while only 9% oppose. Historically, ...

OAKLAND — Solar Spectrum is buying key assets of Sungevity and intends to hire most of Sungevity’s workers and reach out to the bankrupt solar firm’s customers, executives with Solar Spectrum said ...

Solar energy could be made cheaper if solar cells could be coaxed to generate more power. A huge gain in this direction has been made by a team of chemists that has found an ingenious way to make ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new concept could bring highly efficient solar power by combining three types of technologies that convert different parts of the light spectrum and also store energy for use ...