Solar News

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. ...

🌞 SOLAR: A University of Michigan-led research team developed a material for transparent solar panels that has achieved a new efficiency record. The innovation uses an organic design instead of the traditional...

Good afternoon! Today’s newsletter starts with an update on a company we previously covered in Centered. Toledo Solar has received a $200,000 federal grant to test solar photovoltaic modules that have glass-enameled...