While generating green energy, solar panels usually create excess heat that goes unused. But with a new, innovative design, scientists have found a way to harness those precious leftovers to give the ...

Solar panels are no longer just lining barn roofs and field edges, they are rising directly above rows of vegetables, ...

If you’re building a new home, it makes sense to do it in a way that employs free, renewable energy when it’s available. Most home designs don’t prioritize using energy they receive from the sun, but ...

Unique usage of power with solar photovoltaics. Power efficiency assisted via photovoltaics. Designers may not be fully aware of a very powerful technique that can extract maximum power from solar ...

An American exchange student's interest in origami has inspired a lightweight, foldable solar panel design modeled after the Japanese paper art. Brian Trease, a mechanical engineer at NASA's Jet ...

Palmetto is a solar energy company from North Carolina that wants to help everyone embrace the benefits of solar. The company has a revolutionary program called LightReach, which is an innovative ...

Florida Solar Design Group specializes in residential solar panel design, installation and repair as well as solar pool heating. It also offers battery charging and backup. Its service area includes ...

Thousands of solar panels were shattered when a storm dropped golf ball-sized hail on a 3,300-acre, 350 MW utility-scale project in suburban Houston early last year. Production fell sharply for three ...

As a writer for Forbes Home since 2021, Emily specializes in writing about home warranties, solar installations, car transportation and moving companies. With a background in journalism and experience ...

The best solar generator pairs a large-capacity rechargeable power station — a big battery, at heart — with a set of portable solar panels, making for a versatile device that can provide backup power ...

When the clocks go back and the days close in, it’s natural to wonder whether solar panels can still pull their weight. The ...