Solar Technology & PV R&D News

On this webpage, we present the news on solar power research and development. Here you can get acquainted with the latest photovoltaic technologies. The information presented is collected from various online resources and world’s major solar research centers and institutes. Everything related to PV R&D and technology is compiled in one category

Breakthrough 2D Layer Boosts Perovskite Solar Cell Stability

MIT and global researchers boost solar tech with a novel 2D interlayer, achieving 25.9% efficiency and enhanced stability in perovskite solar cells.

Jul 25, 2025 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, MIT

Solestial Secures $1.2M Contract for Rapid Solar Wings

Solestial Inc secures $1.2M to revolutionize space solar tech with rapid, ultralight silicon cells, slashing satellite power system lead times.

Jul 17, 2025 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Solestial Inc

NREL and CubicPV Set 24% Record Benchmark for Perovskite Minimodule

US partnership achieves 24 % certified efficiency in multi-cell perovskite minimodule, advancing tandem solar technology toward scalable, durable commercial production.

Jul 16, 2025 // Technology, NREL, perovskite, efficiency, CubicPV

UbiQD Secures Landmark Quantum Dot Deal with First Solar

UbiQD partners with First Solar to revolutionize solar panels with quantum dots, aiming to double efficiency and scale production to over 100 tonnes annually.

Jul 10, 2025 // Technology, USA, First Solar, North America, ubiqd

Astronergy Invests $53M in Tandem Solar Cell Project

Astronergy invests $53M in pioneering tandem solar cell R&D, transforming idle space into a cutting-edge innovation hub in Zhejiang, China.

Jul 9, 2025 // Technology, Manufacturing News, solar cell, Astronergy

ARENA Unveils $39M Solar Innovation Funding Round

ARENA launches USD 39M solar R&D boost, targeting AUD 0.30/watt by 2030, empowering innovation in renewable energy and decarbonizing industry.

Jul 9, 2025 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Australia, Oceania, ARENA

CNNP Optoelectronics brings utility-scale perovskite modules out of the lab

CNNP Optoelectronics debuts a 1.6 m×1.2 m perovskite module with 16.5 % TÜV efficiency, glass-glass ruggedization, and lights-out manufacturing at 200 MW scale.

Jul 3, 2025 // Technology, Manufacturing News, perovskite, solar module, SNEC 2025, CNNP Optoelectronics, Poly-4PACz

Low-Temperature Sequential Deposition Lifts Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells Efficiency Record

Low-temp sequential deposition using EMI-DMP delivers 26 %-plus inverted perovskite efficiency and long-term stability, edging PSCs closer to market.

Jul 3, 2025 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, photovoltaics, sequential deposition, low temperature

Self-Assembling Molecule Breakthrough Brings Commercial Perovskite Solar Closer to Market

A Chinese research team has created a self-assembling hole-transport layer that lifts perovskite solar efficiency above 26 % and shrugs off heat and humidity, clearing a path to mass production.

Jul 1, 2025 // Technology, Solar, China, Asia, perovskite, Innovation, photovoltaics

Camphor Additives Boost Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency

Boost solar efficiency and sustainability with camphor-derived perovskite films, achieving 25.2% PCE and doubling lifespan, revolutionizing eco-friendly solar technology.

Jun 30, 2025 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, UNIST, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Yang Chang-deok

NUS Sets Record With 26.4% Perovskite-Organic Solar Cell

NUS researchers achieve record 26.4% efficiency in flexible perovskite–organic tandem solar cell, paving the way for smart wearable applications.

Jun 27, 2025 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, organic photovoltaics, NUS, flexible solar films, Tandem Solar

Boric-acid interface pushes all-perovskite tandem cell efficiency to 28.5 %

Chinese researchers replace corrosive phosphoric anchors with boric-acid SAMs, delivering a record 28.5 % all-perovskite tandem solar cell that retains 90 % output after 500 h of light soaking.

Jun 26, 2025 // Technology, Manufacturing News, perovskite, tandem, NiOx, boric-acid, stability

World-Leading Efficiency: NUS Team Sets World Record with 26.4% Perovskite-Organic Tandem Cell

NUS researchers raise the bar for flexible solar tech, hitting a certified 26.4 % efficiency with a perovskite–organic tandem cell that could soon power drones, wearables and smart fabrics.

Jun 26, 2025 // Technology, perovskite, SERIS, tandem, NIR, wearable

Trina’s 841-W Tandem Panel Shakes Up SNEC 2025

Trina Solar debuts an 841 W, 27.1 % perovskite-silicon tandem module at SNEC 2025, promising hotter-climate gains and edging closer to 30 % commercial efficiency.

Jun 24, 2025 // Technology, perovskite, efficiency, TrinaSolar, SNEC2025

LONGi Smashes Tandem Solar Record With 33 Percent Efficiency Leap

LONGi’s new silicon-perovskite tandem cell hits 33 % efficiency, raising the bar for large-area photovoltaics and spotlighting the firm’s broader “Innovation + Collaboration” strategy.

Jun 20, 2025 // Technology, Manufacturing News, perovskite, LONGi, efficiency, Tandem cells, photovoltaics

…

145

Solar Energy News.
List Solar is your exclusive solar information website. We keep you up-to-date with recent solar R&D as well as existing and forthcoming technologies. We provide the top solar news and publication as well as directory of solar companies around the globe.