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A research team led by the University of Michigan developed a clear coating that reduces the amount of snow and ice accumulation on solar panels.

A solar cell design from University of Michigan engineers boasts an estimated 30-year lifespan while offering high efficiency.

Michigan State University researchers are working to make photovoltaic technologies greener and more sustainable.

To increase the efficiency of concentrated solar power plants, Purdue researchers turn up the heat.

Researchers developed a new optical coating that could prevent PV cells from overheating and help ease the cost of energy storage.

Good Monday afternoon, readers. Whether we realize it or not, things that occur in our lives when we’re young shape how we live and work as adults. Recently I spoke with Theodora...

🌞 SOLAR: Madison, Wisconsin-based weather tech company Understory is raising $4.1 million in private investments in addition to the $3.5 million it secured so far from private investors, reports Wisconsin Inno. The startup makes solar-powered...

A material used in LEDs could soon be used to boost the output of silicon-based solar panels, and a team including researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is getting closer to...

Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado overcame two major barriers with their new perovskite material, Apex Flex, to create a flexible and stable solar cell. Scientists created stable, full-perovskite...

🌞 SOLAR: A new solar installation in Minneapolis is combining clean energy technology with art in what’s being called a first-of-its kind innovation, reports the Energy News Network. ...