Facing trade barriers in the U.S. and other wealthy nations, Chinese solar firms are exporting cheap panels to poorer countries, fueling a surge in solar installations in parts of the developing world ...

Europe is installing more solar panels than ever before, thanks to a flood of cheap Chinese solar panels, driving installations by 40% last year. But it comes at a hefty cost: Local solar ...

While this trend is good news for the climate, it is better news for China. Just a decade ago, China supplied 40% of the world’s solar panels. Today, its global market share is over 80%, a near ...

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"Going to supplement my rooftop system with this if it passes to surpass the 100% usage limit." Lawmakers introduce bill to legalize ultra-cheap plug-and-play solar panels: 'This would be huge' first ...

A new kind of solar panel has achieved 9% efficiency in converting water into hydrogen and oxygen--mimicking a crucial step in natural photosynthesis. Outdoors, it represents a major leap in the ...

Investing in a home solar system is a surefire way to save money on electric bills and benefit the environment, but it's important to make sure you buy from a reliable company. One homeowner recently ...

China’s LONGi Group is laying off up to 30% of its workers to accelerate cost-cutting, according to Bloomberg. Staff reduction at LONGi Group started in November 2023, and this is an acceleration of ...

A coating 100 times thinner than a human hair could be “ink-jetted” onto your backpack, cell phone or car roof to harness the sun’s energy, new research shows, in a development that could reduce the ...

Metal oxides, among other materials, have the potential to be great, cheap solar panels. Unfortunately, the microscopic components that comprise solar cells have a tendency to break down over time.