Scientists develop underwater solar cells that work 10 metres below the ocean surface and power robots

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How it spread - 6 original reports

1. Tue, 15 September 2026

   2 reports
   • indiatimes.com02:45first to report
     Scientists develop underwater solar cells that work 10 metres below the ocean surface and power robots

     Solar panels are designed to capture sunlight above the water, but researchers have now shown that specially designed solar cells can also generate electricity underwater. The team developed wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells and tested them at a depth of 10 metres in the South China Sea.

   • Index.hr (Croatia)18:58
     Znanstvenici testirali solarne ćelije pod morem. Rade i na 10 metara dubine

     KINESKI znanstvenici uspješno su testirali solarne ćelije na 10 metara dubine. Posebno dizajnirane perovskitne ćelije prikupile su dovoljno energije za punjenje baterija, otvarajući put napajanju podvodnih uređaja.

2. Mon, 21 September 2026

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   • South China Morning Post04:00
     China tests first practical submarine solar power plant at 10-metre depth in the open sea

     In a breakthrough that could power the future of underwater operations, Chinese scientists have built and tested the world’s first submarine solar farm, successfully operating a perovskite-based photovoltaic system at a depth of 10 metres (33 feet) in the open sea. The submerged array charged batteries and powered an LED panel, proving that solar energy can be harvested even in the dim, blue-green twilight of the ocean. The achievement by a team from Yunnan University was published on...

3. Wed, 23 September 2026

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   • tportal (Croatia)06:30
     Mogu li solarni paneli raditi pod vodom? Kinezi su odlučili to isprobati

     Novi znanstveni rad pokazuje da je solarne panele moguće uspješno koristiti na dubinama do 10 metara

4. Sun, 27 September 2026

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   • euronews.com05:02
     Scientists generate solar power 10 metres beneath the sea

     According to the researchers, perovskite-based solar panels could operate for five and a half years underwater.

   • Index.hr (Croatia)06:55
     Solarni paneli rade i 10 metara ispod mora. Znanstvenici iznenađeni rezultatima

     ZNANSTVENICI su uspješno testirali solarne panele na 10 m dubine u Južnokineskom moru. Tehnologija koristi posebne ćelije za hvatanje svjetlosti i mogla bi dugoročno napajati podvodnu opremu.