Researchers from the Korea Institute of Energy Research have developed a shingled photovoltaic module that can be combined with thermoelectric generators (TEGs) for efficient waste-heat energy recovery. The shingled cell technology increases light absorption and module reliability by eliminating soldered ribbons and reducing thermal stresses, improving efficiency and long-term reliability compared to standard interconnection approaches. The module architecture benefits TEG integration by increasing operating voltage, reducing output current, and minimizing resistive losses, ultimately enabling more efficient power extraction in PV-TEG hybrid systems. A custom experimental platform was developed to accurately characterize PV, TEG, and combined PV-TEG devices under controlled thermal and optical loading, revealing that optimal designs with low current and high voltage operation can significantly reduce power loss, with the new solar module concept showing promising results for field-scale thermoelectric coupling.