The cells used copper metallisation paste in place of silver. Image: Fraunhofer ISE. Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have developed a new heterojunction ...

As solar PV proliferates and emerges as the dominant energy transition technology in much of the world, it is taking up a larger and larger portion of the world’s silver production. Solar ...

With silver prices nearing $50 per ounce, researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) tell pv magazine that efforts ...

Researchers in Germany have shown that heterojunction solar cells screen printed with silver-copper on the front side and silver paste on the rear side can achieve a 0.13% efficiency gain over ...