CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. — As part of the company’s new “Clean Energy Connection” program, Duke Energy has plans to operate 10 large solar power plants, with one of the first opening in Crystal River. The ...

All US-made solar panels featured only imported solar cells until now, but two US manufacturers just struck a three-year, $400 million deal. Canada-headquartered Heliene, which makes solar panels in ...

By protecting the surface during heating, the team reduced the chance that tiny flaws would grow into long-term failures.

There are two leading types of solar panel technologies in use today: monocrystalline and polycrystalline. Commonly referred to as “mono” and “poly” for short, monocrystalline and polycrystalline ...

Crystalline-silicon solar panels are efficient, reliable, and dominate the solar-panel market. However, new third-gen solar technology could do what c-Si solar panels cannot, including flexible, ...

A four-year analysis conducted at a testing field in eastern Poland has shown that crystalline solar panels offer a stronger performance than thin-film panels at high latitudes. The tests revealed ...

Solar power has become indispensable in our global pursuit of clean energy and sustainability. Today, about 95 percent of solar cells are made using crystalline silicon (c-Si). Most commercial designs ...

To make these solar panels, Indian companies need PV cells—which are the small parts that convert sunlight into electricity. Since India doesn’t yet make enough of these cells on its own, it is ...

Kesterite solar tech uses copper, zinc, tin, and sulfur, avoiding lead, delivering safer panels and a path to lower costs.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most installers now agree that monocrystalline solar panels are the best option for UK households (Getty/iStock) With energy ...

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 ...