Research & technology
Testing a solar cell against the seasons
At Ben-Gurion University, researchers ask what happens after the best efficiency measurement. Their work follows perovskite cells through changing light, heat and nights.
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Environment
What happens when a solar roof becomes a garden?
Bradfield’s roof offers a promising cooling story—and a lesson in separating measurements from models.
Research & technology
What a shaded tomato can tell California's solar researchers
Early observations at UC Davis show why crop protection and crop growth must be measured together.
Research & technology
Printing a solar cell that leaves room for light
A Hebrew University team explored flexible, partly transparent solar cells. Their 2023 study opens a design question: how can a window generate electricity and still function as a window?
Storage & grids
Stored solar heat reaches the coffee roaster
A US laboratory demonstration connects solar electricity with process heat.
Research & technology
Two layers of sunlight: reading a solar-module record
Trinasolar reports a 907-watt tandem module. The result is a useful opening into how solar cells share the spectrum—and what still separates a test from a dependable product.
Industry & policy
A French farming cooperative enters the solar project conversation
VIVESCIA and TSE plan to develop agrivoltaic projects together in the Grand Est region.