An international research team has developed a metallization technique for TOPCon solar cells that can reportedly reduce silver usage in the devices’ rear side by 85%. The scientists replaced the ...

Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) have used indirect gravure printing for front-side metallization of silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells, ...

Image: Dirk Mahler, via Fraunhofer ISE. Future heterojunction technology (HJT) solar cells may require significantly less silver to produce, according to findings from researchers at German solar ...

Tesla $2.9 billion solar equipment deal with Chinese suppliers to boost US manufacturing capacity and achieve 100GW target ...

Tesla Inc. is reportedly in discussions with several Chinese companies to acquire solar manufacturing equipment worth $2.9 ...

As solar PV proliferates and emerges as the dominant energy transition technology in much of the world, it is taking up a larger and larger portion of the world’s silver production. Solar ...

Tesla plans to invest $2.9 billion in Chinese equipment to manufacture solar panels and cells, aiming to add 100 gigawatts of ...