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June 26, 2025
International researchers led by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed a new cooling technology that improves the power and longevity of solar cells.
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June 18, 2025
Aesolar and Fraunhofer CSP are developing segmented solar modules optimised for rooftops with partial shading.
June 2, 2025
The LECO process used in the production of TOPCon solar cells could increase their resistances by 'orders of magnitude', per new research.
May 29, 2025
Researchers have developed a new methodology they hope will improve the modelling of the impact of different types of dust on PV performance.
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May 27, 2025
Inverters are critical to PV systems but are often over-specified due to inadequate data on which materials and designs optimise performance.
May 12, 2025
Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the University of Newcastle have found that “hidden contaminants” in TOPCon and HJT modules can lead to a power loss of up to 16%.
May 7, 2025
The US National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) has laid off 114 employees as proposed federal cuts affect the Department of Energy (DOE).
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May 6, 2025
The biodiversity benefits of a solar farm can help garner support. Tom Kenning looks at the scientific understanding of PV’s ecological impact.
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March 5, 2025
PV Talk: University of New South Wales professor Xiaojing Hao discusses her hopes for the potential of kesterite, an emerging alternative PV technology.
February 28, 2025
Solar has lost one of its brightest minds and kindest souls. PV Tech remembers Frédéric Dross, who died in a skiing accident on 17 February.

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