Most solar panels are rigid, flat, and not very attractive. They need to be installed on flat surfaces, limiting their use. But what if solar panels were flexible, lightweight, and could wrap around ...

After a cyber attack or natural disaster, a backup network of decentralized devices -- like residential solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles, heat pumps, and water heaters -- could restore ...

With a 99.3% material recovery rate, the company's technology reduces waste and allows for the reuse of valuable resources.

There is more to photovoltaic panels than the materials that comprise them: The design itself can also drive—or potentially ...

The Chinese manufacturer said its new flexible modules have an efficiency of up to 20.1% and a weight of only 7.5 kg, or 2.92 kg/m2. The new products have purportedly a light transmittance of over 91% ...

Certainly, we in Louisiana have known the vicissitudes of the oil and gas industry over the decades. Cycles of boom and bust, ...

Solar panels aren’t exactly pros at handling the sun. Sounds backward, but excess heat can be a big problem for solar panels. It drags down their efficiency and can even shorten their lifespan. So, ...

According to a recent study a fifth of Brits would never consider installing solar panels citing maintenance, cost and ...

A survey of 2,000 homeowners without solar panels has uncovered the common misconceptions that are holding people back from ...

Thanks to a 70% drop in price since 2010 and plenty of government subsidies, solar panels have become an integral part of the utility grid, as well as many home rooftops. However, this renewable ...

Farmers protested in Whitehall and Parliament Square on Monday, blasting their horns to tunes including Old MacDonald Had A Farm.

The Canadian building-integrated PV manufacturer has launched semi-transparent and opaque solar PV railing systems for ...