Many are familiar with so-called photovoltaic cells, or solar panels, found on things like spacecraft, rooftops, and handheld calculators. The cells are made of semiconductor materials like those ...

The Executive Board of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has decided to take a major step towards achieving the goal of becoming climate neutral by 2035: ...

“There are more and more solar modules that have been decommissioned from old photovoltaic systems but are still functional and powerful,” said Panelretter's co-founder, Tillmann Durth.

This research is a collaboration with a Calgary-based company to advance concentrating photovoltaic/thermal (CPV/T) systems optimized for cold climates and to explore the integration with pumped ...