If you stop to think about it, it’s a marvel that we can harness energy from the sun. But we do, thanks to solar panels equipped with photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity. That’s no ...

YINCHUAN, China, Sept 23 (Reuters) - In arid northern China, dozens of workers prune goji berry bushes that stretch out under the protective shade of thousands of solar panels. The 1 gigawatt (GW) ...

If you’re mounting solar panels, everybody knows the drill, right? Point them south, angled according to latitude. It’s easy. In a video which demonstrates that [Everyday Dave] is truly out standing ...

Homes traditionally run on power grids, but it isn't 100% reliable. Technical problems can happen at any time, high consumer demand leads to blackouts, and there's the occasional weather disturbance ...

Recent advancements in solar technology have introduced a groundbreaking material that promises to make solar panels 40% cheaper. This innovation not only reduces the cost of solar energy but also ...

Thirty is the new 20. Well, at least maybe in the solar panel world. That's because a study of six, three-decade-old arrays in Switzerland found them to still be working well, retaining more than 80% ...

For years, Dan Harrison’s home in the western hills of Los Angeles would lose power when it was hot, when it rained or when it was very cold — sometimes the outages would stretch longer than 10 hours.

There’s a long series of unfunny jokes about solar power and Ireland – the whole comparison of buying solar panels in Ireland being like the proverbial chocolate teapot. As a former resident of Galway ...

When the solar panels and wind turbines combine, more or less 70 gigawatts of installed capacity will be generated, which will result in more than 200 terawatt-hours (TWh) of energy annually.

It could force the industry to address the issues that have made installing solar more expensive in the U.S. than elsewhere in the developed world. Like Cinderella rushing home from the ball, ...

Re “San Diego airport’s spacious new terminal opens fully to the public” (Sept. 23): With the fancy new Terminal 1 at our San Diego International Airport, I can’t help but wonder about the glaring ...