The solar industry is turning to base metals and innovation to bypass the soaring silver price. Silver’s exceptional electrical and thermal conductivity make it a critical material in the production ...

A group of scientists from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has fabricated a solar cell based on an absorber made of copper indium sulfide (CuInS 2), a ...

With silver prices rising, more large solar manufacturers are expected to switch to copper for cell metallization. Radovan ...

SunDrive underwent a restructuring of the company last year to help streamline the company’s operations. Image: SunDrive. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed AU$25.3 million ...

Rising silver prices are pushing PV manufacturers toward copper-based metallization, with DK Electronic Materials targeting 2026 for large-scale deployment of high-copper paste solutions, while ...

Learn how to build a simple solar cell at home using copper tape, plastic cups, and water. This step-by-step science experiment demonstrates how to harness solar energy to generate electricity.

The development of copper bismuth sulfide (Cu3BiS3) thin films represents a promising avenue for next‐generation solar cell absorbers. Owing to their high optical absorption, appropriate direct band ...

The Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) and the Copper Mark have signed an agreement to pursue “responsible production and sourcing of copper across the solar energy value chain”. The SSI – established ...

Kesterite solar tech uses copper, zinc, tin, and sulfur, avoiding lead, delivering safer panels and a path to lower costs.