Chinese solar cell developer Sunport Power announced its “full black” series of solar modules, based on its Metal Back Contact (MBC)2.0 technology, at SNEC 2023 last month. The technology builds on a ...

An engineering breakthrough involving lasers, black metal, and aluminum could boost solar power to 15 times what’s currently possible. Reading time 2 minutes Several years ago, an optics expert ...

The new solar thermal generator (STEG) revolutionizes the way we convert the sun's heat into clean, continuous electricity.

Solar panels have become a familiar sight on rooftops and in solar farms, but a different kind of solar technology might soon give us an even bigger boost in renewable energy. A team of researchers ...

Photovoltaic efficiency has come a long way over the decades, but there’s always room for improvement. A new study analyses how to make solar thermoelectric generators, or STEGs, more efficient by ...

The breakthrough lies in a unique, laser-etched "black metal" developed by researchers over the past five years, which they now hope to use in solar thermoelectric generators (STEGs). STEGs are a type ...

Scientists seeking ways to amp up the capabilities of solar power generators have discovered a method that can boost their efficiency by a factor of 15. The breakthrough lies in a unique, laser-etched ...

When it comes to solar power, solar cells and panels tend to get all the attention. But there's a different kind of solar power generator known as a STEG, and researchers have just figured out a way ...