For decades, the solar industry has run on one material: silicon. It works, it is cheap, and it keeps getting slightly better ...

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

The singlet fission experiment captured energy with high efficiency. (Kyushu University) Scientists are always pushing the boundaries of solar cell efficiency – how much of the available sunshine gets ...

On a bright morning, graduate student Jeremy Klotz and professor Shree Nayar walked through upper Manhattan with a tall ...

Energy can never be created or destroyed. That's basic Physics 101. You simply cannot create energy out of thin air. Yet ...

Tesla makes more than EVs, It also makes the Powerwall residential battery backup system and its own branded solar panels, ...

These small panels can be plugged into a regular wall outlet, and when paired with a battery, they generate enough ...

Plug-in solar is on the way, and it could cut your electric bills. A growing number of states are poised to pass bills ...

Texas startup Janta Power has secured $5.5 million in seed funding to expand its next-generation solar power towers, a vertical alternative to flat solar farms. The funding round was led by MaC ...

A recent study has found an unexpected benefit from the undisputed king of the renewable energy sector as solar panels are ...

The South Tahoe Public Utility District (STPUD) is excited to invite community members, partners, and stakeholders to ...

Using a single image, this new technology predicts how shadows, reflections, and likely weather patterns will affect the ...