China’s Longi says it will begin mass production of base-metal PV modules in the second quarter of 2026 as rising silver ...

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 ...

Researchers from Germany's Forschungszentrum Jülich have demonstrated that heterojunction (HJT) solar cells metalized with copper (Cu) paste or copper-silver (AgCu) paste can achieve efficiency levels ...

Wang tells PV Tech Premium that copper offers a ‘a compelling combination’ of traits to replace silver. Image: AIKO. This Premium article, which was one of the most read Premium articles in 2025, has ...