To enable PV production on a multi-terawatt scale, solar cell and module manufacturer must significantly reduce their silver ...

Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have developed a new heterojunction technology (HJT) ...

Bert Thin Films has developed a copper paste for solar cell manufacturing that keeps the copper from oxidizing during the air ...

Without a significant reduction in silver content, the global demand for photovoltaics to ensure a sustainable, ...

In solar panel making, silver paste gets laid down careful-like. It's screen-printed onto the silicon wafer—shapes tiny grid lines that act as juice contacts. After that, the wafer hits a hot firing ...

The paste, dubbed ‘CuBert,’ aims to replace silver paste typically used in solar cells, in order to cut the cost of producing such cells by reducing reliance on silver, an expensive material.

The experiment showed that conventional metallization with silver paste on the front and back ... made it possible to produce highly efficient HJT solar cells with a minimal silver consumption ...

Earlier this month, Israel’s Ministry of Energy mandated the installation of solar systems on new non-residential buildings and residential detached homes. This is expected to bring tens of ...