A novel thin-film technology enables solar panels to generate electricity from both sunlight and raindrops.

China’s ambitious plans to build a space-based solar power station are drawing renewed attention ...

Jason Chang didn't set out to solve a global energy problem. He just wanted to stop adjusting his family's solar-powered ...

Plug-in solar panels, the kind that clip onto a balcony railing and feed electricity straight into a wall outlet, have become ...

Located in the PJM market, the Dodson Creek Solar Project will generate electricity and contribute approximately $49m to the local economy.

Why aren’t the world’s deserts blanketed with solar panels, transforming barren landscapes into hubs of renewable energy? Below, Just Have a Think takes you through how deserts, seemingly perfect ...

Beko last year rolled out its first solar-powered refrigerator in South Africa, which has been beset by rolling blackouts for years due in part to an aging power grid. The country has both the ...

In 2011, I published an article in the Boston University Journal of Science & Technology Law examining space-based solar ...

Solar panels may not be widespread from a home energy perspective, but the technology has dominated the calculator industry ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced a plan Wednesday to replace up to 60,000 city streetlights with solar-powered ...

Proponents of a bill to regulate “plug-in solar” in New Hampshire believe the devices would democratize access to the solar ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. In 2024, rooftop solar was the fastest-growing source of ...