This  editorial continues our highlights of the highest independently confirmed yearly efficiencies of mainstream solar cell technologies including silicon, perovskite and organic, and analyzes the ...

Solar energy is no longer just a clean alternative; it’s becoming a cornerstone of the global energy system. In 2026, high efficiency solar panels are leading this transformation, delivering more ...

The race to build the world’s most efficient solar cell is no longer a theoretical contest inside physics labs, it is a high‑stakes engineering sprint that will shape how quickly the global energy ...

Scientists have discovered a new material that could radically improve the efficiency of next-generation solar panels. A team from Lehigh University in the US developed a material capable of achieving ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Solar panel efficiency is set to improve significantly as JinkoSolar matches Maxeon with a new set of solar panels that can reach almost 25% efficiency. Despite advancements in efficiency, even the ...

Researchers in China have developed a new type of polymer solar cells that deliver ...

Vaisala’s Automatic Weather Station AWS810 Solar Edition enables operational output monitoring and accurate assessment of solar irradiation and weather parameters. Image: Vaisala Solar energy is one ...

Oxford PV has recently achieved a groundbreaking milestone in solar panel efficiency. Their 60-cell residential solar panel has reached a conversion efficiency of 26.9%, surpassing the current best ...

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have achieved world-record power conversion efficiency ...

The transparent four-terminal perovskite solar cell employs an ion-modulated spiro-MeOTAD hole transport layer, which passivates interfacial defects, enhances carrier dynamics, and allows for a ...