The total monetary value of the greenhouse-gas and air pollution benefits of the high-penetration solar scenario exceeds $400 billion 

Using iron instead of other metals will make the production of solar cells and light catchers cheaper and more environmentally friendly

Armed with information about what electrons are doing inside the material, researchers believe they can make improvements to solar cells

Heating simple metal oxides, like rust, could become the foundation for a solar technology that would make and store electricity by separating the hydrogen and oxygen atoms that make up water.

Berkeley Lab-led research team creates a high-efficiency device in 7 steps

PhD student presents research paper developed by Dr Nicolas Calvet’s team at conference in South Africa

 Novel coating could allow panels to capture light from more angles

"The concept provides an exciting opportunity to envision and create a sustainable economy to meet all the human needs."

Stanford scientists have discovered how to make the electrical wiring on top of solar cells nearly invisible to incoming light

Scientists have found a simple solution to potential energy loss between rows of solar panels