Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. Solar power is the fastest-growing source of new electricity ...

The solar PV plant is being developed by transpower New Zealand and Glorit Solar P LP, a 50-50 joint venture between Lightsource bp and Contact Energy. Image: Contact Energy. An independent panel has ...

Microsoft is buying 100 megawatts of solar capacity from Japanese developer Shizen Energy, the latest in a string of renewable energy deals designed to power the tech company’s growing compute needs.

Tesla has updated its online configurator with a new solar panel heavily emphasizing its US manufacturing at Gigafactory New ...

The solar activity that’s been lighting up the night sky across North America this week caused Jeff Bezos’ space company to push back the second launch of its New Glenn mega-rocket from Cape Canaveral ...

On the Tibetan Plateau, nearly 10,000 feet high, solar panels stretch to the horizon and cover an area seven times the size of Manhattan. They soak up sunlight that is much brighter than at sea level ...

For years, California lawmakers were stymied. But now, at a crucial juncture for electricity in America, the state is embracing an ambitious and long-awaited plan: to buy and sell far, far more power ...

A new generation of 3D-printed solar cells could let buildings generate power through colorful, semi-transparent windows ...

US metals firm Comstock has completed all the necessary permits to build a solar module recycling facility in Nevada.