Technological advances mean space-based solar panels are edging closer to reality. Cost is the biggest hurdle.

The 75-meter-high steel structure hosting systems for testing space-based solar power, at Xidian University in Xi'an, north China. Credit: Xidian University While Congress debates incremental ...

Japan plans to generate energy equivalent to 20 nuclear reactors with perovskite solar cells, targeting net zero by 2050.

The novel concept was introduced in the study “Optimizing bifacial PV performance: The impact of reflectors and free space ...

Japan is making waves in the world of renewable energy with a groundbreaking development that could transform the future of ...

Recent wins include a $23.9 million award from the U.S. Department of Commerce to expand semiconductor manufacturing ...

The semiconductors produced by Rocket Lab are used in space-grade solar cells and other optoelectronic products that are important components for national security and commercial applications. Earlier ...

The development of perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells made of stable materials and manufactured using scalable production ...

The cells cover the entire sun's surface ... These loops of plasma are routinely ejected into space, forming charged-up solar wind that can trigger glowing aurora displays on Earth, Mars and ...

SpaceX launched 20 Starlink satellites, 13 of which are equipped with direct-to-cell technology. This marks the completion of the first phase of this specialized network. Elon Musk wrote on X that the ...

A space company with ties to New Mexico broke through a glass ceiling this week by launching two rockets into space in a 24-hour period from different hemispheres. Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space ...

In recent years, engineers have been trying to develop alternative photovoltaic (PV) technologies that could be more ...