It is not easy to bring new technologies from the laboratory to market. Researchers and companies face very different demands ...

Recent results demonstrate that copper pastes can be co-fired with commercial silver pastes. LOUISVILLE, KY, UNITED ...

The U.S. startup has introduced a screen-printable copper paste for backside solar cell metallization that can be fired in air and co-fired with standard silver frontside pastes using conventional ...

A group of scientists from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has fabricated a solar cell based on an absorber made of copper indium sulfide (CuInS 2), a ...

SunDrive underwent a restructuring of the company last year to help streamline the company’s operations. Image: SunDrive. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed AU$25.3 million ...

Safe, efficient, and economical light-absorbing (photovoltaic) technology is key to developing the next generation of solar ...

Record silver and copper prices are impacting solar PV manufacturers. The industry is focusing on material optimisation and ...

The solar industry is turning to base metals and innovation to bypass the soaring silver price. Silver’s exceptional electrical and thermal conductivity make it a critical material in the production ...

Solar panel producers are intensifying their efforts to replace the silver in solar panels with copper, after the price of ...

Nanotechnology enables the use of materials with unique optical, electrical, and thermal properties. These materials can be engineered to absorb sunlight more efficiently, reduce energy loss, and ...

The Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) and the Copper Mark have signed an agreement to pursue “responsible production and sourcing of copper across the solar energy value chain”. The SSI – established ...

By Anushree Mukherjee Feb 19 (Reuters) - Solar panel producers are intensifying efforts to replace silver with alternatives ...