‘We believe the transition to steel as the standard will be very, very rapid,’ says Origami CEO Gregg Patterson. Image: Origami Solar. A lot can happen in less than a year, especially in the solar ...

Solar manufacturers are facing rising cost pressure as silver paste now accounts for up to 30% of total cell production costs. OPIS analyst Hanwei Wu tells pv magazine that module producers currently ...

Chinese PV manufacturer Thornova is introducing a new range of composite frames for its solar modules. The material is reportedly a composite, which includes fiberglass, polyurethane, and ...

In general, solar PV deposited on glass is significantly more efficient than thin film, but this is the price you pay for off-world deployments. Paul Warley, CEO of Colorado-based Ascent Solar, told ...

Up to one-fifth of solar PV modules degrade 1.5 times faster than average, according to new research from the University of ...

In December 2025, the winning scale of domestic photovoltaic (PV) module bids (including shortlisted ones) reached 8.45GW, with LONGi, Tongwei and ...

A research group in Japan identified a correlation between damp heat test of 1,000 hours to 3–6 years of field exposure in humid areas and changes in acetic acid concentration in photovoltaic modules.