A new coating makes the solar panel glass 7 times stronger and 40% lighter. German researchers have developed a self-healing coating for solar panels that fills micro-cracks with chemical bonds at the molecular level. According to the developers, it makes the glass itself seven times stronger and reduces its weight by 40%, and the weight of the assembled solar panels by 30%.

A new coating makes the solar panel glass 7 times stronger and 40% lighter. German researchers have developed a self-healing coating for solar panels that fills micro-cracks with chemical bonds at the molecular level. According to the developers, it makes the glass itself seven times stronger and reduces its weight by 40%, and the weight of the assembled solar panels by 30%.