Monocrystalline, polycrystalline or thin-film? Here’s how the main types of solar panel compare on efficiency, lifespan, and the roof space you’ll need.

Sebastian Bonilla receives funding from UK Research and Innovation, The Royal Academy of Engineering, and The Leverhulme Trust. The sight of solar panels installed on rooftops and large energy farms ...

Researchers from Nanchang University and Trina Solar found that TOPCon solar modules exhibit metastable “degradation–recovery” under UV exposure, with light soaking fully restoring performance and no ...

A coating 100 times thinner than a human hair could be “ink-jetted” onto your backpack, cell phone or car roof to harness the sun’s energy, new research shows, in a development that could reduce the ...

Since 2016, EnergyPal has sold and leased solar energy systems in the U.S. and Canada. It offers a range of solar panels, backup batteries and inverter brands such as Qcells and Enphase. Third-party ...

JA Solar’s latest generation of DeepBlue modules will have a conversion efficiency as high as 24.8%. Image: PRNewsFoto and JA Solar. Leading Chinese module manufacturer JA Solar has unveiled its ...