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Acid treated carbon nanotubes raise efficiency and durability of flexible perovskite solar modules January 9, 2026
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 Flexible perovskite solar modules are emerging as a candidate for lightweight, bendable photovoltaics, but maintaining high efficiency while preserving long term stability and low cost remains difficult. A research team from the Institute of Metal Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Zhengzhou University reports flexible perovskite solar […]
Asymmetric side chain design boosts thick film organic solar cell efficiency January 9, 2026
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 14, 2025 Researchers from Beijing Normal University and Qingdao University have developed a nonfused ring electron acceptor (NFREA) called TT-Ph-C6 that improves the performance of thick-film organic solar cells. The material targets limitations in film-thickness tolerance and fill factor that have held back NFREAs compared with fused-ring acceptors. The team, led […]
Bilayer tin oxide layer boosts back contact perovskite solar cell efficiency and stability January 9, 2026
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 Researchers in South Korea have demonstrated that a bilayer tin oxide electron transport layer can raise the efficiency and stability of back-contact perovskite solar cells while addressing key interfacial loss mechanisms. Back-contact perovskite solar cells place the perovskite absorber at the top of the device stack so that incoming […]

Farewell, Solar Industry February 26, 2025
After more than 15 years serving our audience of solar power stakeholders, Solar Industry is retiring the brand and sunsetting its operations. Solar Industry launched in 2006, at a time when the U.S. market for solar was a tiny fraction of what it is today. The American industry, in particular, was looking for a trustworthy […]
Developer Energizes Texas Solar Project January 3, 2025
Adapture Renewables Inc., a utility-scale solar and energy storage developer, owner and operator, has completed its 67 MW Signal Ranch project in Hunt County, Texas. The solar facility’s corporate offtaker is a Fortune 50 company, the company says. Located within the ERCOT market, the project spans 25 acres and includes more than 130,000 solar modules. […]
EliTe Solar Expanding Manufacturing Capacity December 26, 2024
EliTe Solar, a solar PV manufacturer headquartered in Singapore, has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new project in the Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, marking a major milestone in the company’s global strategic expansion. The facility has a planned capacity goal of 5 GW, spanning an area of 78,000 square meters. […]

Comstock Metals receives approval to operate solar panel recycling facility in Nevada January 9, 2026
Relatively new recycling outfit Comstock Metals announced it has received permission from Nevada environmental departments to process solar panels at its materials recovery facility in Silver Springs, Nevada. Comstock also received approval for an air quality control permit this week. Comstock has been operating a demonstration solar panel recycling facility in Nevada since January 2024.… […]
Balcony solar enters California, receives UL certification program January 9, 2026
Plug-in solar, also known as balcony solar, is a popular option in Europe, and it’s now starting to be introduced in the United States. Utah introduced legislation last year and became the first state to allow 1.2-kW plug-in solar panel systems without utility approval. Now plug-in solar is finding interest in the country’s largest solar… […]
The UK solar market collapsed one decade ago after losing incentives. Will the US do the same? 2026 Trends in Solar + Storage January 9, 2026
The U.S. solar industry is in a transition period. With the residential investment tax credit now expired, and the 48E tax credit for large-scale projects on its way out, the number of installations across all markets is expected to drop. Research groups say the U.S. solar industry won’t ever again reach the annual installation high… […]