A future Moon base is closer to reality than ever before. With missions like Artemis 3 planned for 2026 and a lunar outpost on the horizon, one challenge stands in the way: energy. Getting enough ...

Solar panels that are 99% Moon dust could be a low-cost solution to powering a future lunar base 1. To survive in the harsh environment on the Moon, solar cells must be encapsulated in glass, which ...

Vision of future solar cell fabrication on the Moon, utilizing raw regolith. Shown are robots that source raw regolith and bring it to a production facility, which fabricates perovskite-based moon ...

UNSW engineers have made a major step forward in the development of a new type of solar cell that could help make future ...

Solar energy equipment supplier ES Foundry has agreed to deliver 300MW of solar cells, manufactured in the US, to Bila Solar. The multi-year agreement strengthens US solar manufacturing and domestic ...

The shipments are scheduled to start in the “second half of 2026”. Image: T1 Energy. US solar manufacturer T1 Energy has signed a deal to buy US-made polysilicon and wafers from ceramics and glass ...