When opting to use solar panels as a power source for your home or business, the choices tend to revolve around where to place them and how big they should be. But there's at least one more decision ...

A research group in Ghana has conducted a series of tests to assess the performance of polycrystalline solar modules in PV systems operating in their home country for at least 5 years. They found that ...

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to solve a difficult problem in crystal science. Seeking to understand why crystals develop tiny defects called dislocations, the researchers discovered ...

A team of scientists has determined that surface recombination limits the performance of polycrystalline perovskite solar cells. A team of scientists from the Energy Department's National Renewable ...

Engineers at Northwestern University have developed a new thermoelectric material that may be the most efficient one yet. The new and improved polycrystalline form of purified tin selenide has all the ...

Interested in going solar? Find a Solar Energy partner near you. There are two leading types of solar panel technologies in use today: monocrystalline and polycrystalline. Commonly referred to as ...