When it comes to supplying energy for space exploration and settlements, commonly available solar cells made of silicon or gallium arsenide are still too heavy to be feasibly transported by rocket.

Extraterrestrial Power, a Sydney-based private Space Tech company, has unveiled its new space-grade solar cell thin enough to ...

A novel thin-film material capable of simultaneously enhancing the efficiency and durability of tandem solar cells has been ...

Devices with such a large specific power ... This means that Sun-facing solar cells made of these materials could essentially “self-heal”, though Forrest acknowledges that whether this actually ...

However, these large-capacity plants also occupy ... a flexible monolithic perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cell about 1.09 sq. cm in size. It achieved a stabilized efficiency of 24.6 percent, one ...

Is space-based solar power a costly, risky pipe dream? Or is it a viable way to combat climate change? Although beaming solar power from space to Earth could ultimately involve transmitting ...

Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of experience in the home space ... required, solar cell type and solar panel material. Consider solar panel size and ...

Is space-based solar power a costly, risky pipe dream? Or is it a viable way to combat climate change? Although beaming solar power from space to Earth could ultimately involve transmitting ...

Dec 18 (Reuters) - Hanwha Corp's (000880.KS), opens new tab Qcells said on Wednesday it had made a breakthrough in an emerging solar technology that has the potential to reduce the amount of space ...

As solar cell technology improves, scientists can reduce the size of solar panels as they become more efficient, reducing the amount of land required to produce large amounts of clean electricity.

In laboratory tests, Trina's large surface ... of solar energy hitting a device that is converted into usable electricity. Increasing cell efficiency can help reduce the size needed for solar ...