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This article contains an update. First Solar is investing $450 million in a new research and development center in an already-existing manufacturing facility. This research will be focused on creation ...

As solar power has been developed and popularized across the globe over the last several decades, the industry has given way to more recent innovation that allows for higher efficiency in irregular ...

Recently, perovskite solar cells have emerged as a promising alternative to traditional silicon panels, offering potentially higher efficiency and lower production costs. With the increased demand for ...

Silicon-free tandem solar cells are a topic of research for commercial, academic, and institutional labs in the United States. Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable ...

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General Electric is sending its troops to Colorado to conquer the thin film solar panel business. The 38th state will play home to a new facility that leverages the supermodel-thin panel know-how of ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Solar panels that use thin-film technology in place of traditional silicon-based materials will more than double their share of the solar panel market by 2013, according to a ...