A stained glass solar window on the floor of a CES 2024 press event was more than meets the eye. I was looking not just at an art object, but a solar panel capable of turning sunlight energy into ...

A team of Japanese scientists explored how typical PV panel component materials affect the ability to re-use end-of-life PV cover glass. Specifically, they measured contamination by materials, such as ...

The recycled glass cullet used in the test panels was sourced from end-of-life solar panels processed using SOLARCYCLE’s proprietary technology.

An Overview Tesla’s name might be synonymous with sleek electric vehicles, but it’s also become a major force in the ...

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory noted an increase in spontaneous glass breakage in solar panels. The PV Module Index from the Renewable Energy Test Center investigates this and other ...

In Texas, Solarcycle mines old solar panels for their materials. In Georgia, it's building a factory to turn recycled solar glass into glass for new panels.

NREL shows that Corning’s Willow glass can be used to make flexible solar cells that could be installed in place of roofing shingles.

The use of femtosecond lasers to form glass-to-glass welds for solar modules would make the panels easier to recycle, according to a proof-of-concept study.

Solar PV glass is used in various types of solar panels, including monocrystalline, polycrystalline, and thin-film solar panels.

A California-based startup has managed to make PV cells transparent and energy efficient, turning every window into a solar panel.