Learn how to build a simple solar cell at home using copper tape, plastic cups, and water. This step-by-step science experiment demonstrates how to harness solar energy to generate electricity.

With silver prices rising, more large solar manufacturers are expected to switch to copper for cell metallization. Radovan Kopecek of ISC Konstanz tells pv magazine that he expects the entire industry ...

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 ...

The solar industry is turning to base metals and innovation to bypass the soaring silver price. Silver’s exceptional ...

The development of copper bismuth sulfide (Cu3BiS3) thin films represents a promising avenue for next‐generation solar cell absorbers. Owing to their high optical absorption, appropriate direct band ...

Netherlands-based research lab TNO has succeeded in applying copper electrodes to silicon heterojunction solar cells using a new screen-printing process. With this innovation, TNO says, almost the ...

Kesterite solar tech uses copper, zinc, tin, and sulfur, avoiding lead, delivering safer panels and a path to lower costs.