Solar panel efficiency affects how much electricity your system can generate from the roof space available – here’s what that ...

The solar tile on a test roof in the Netherlands looks like any other clay-colored roofing product. But underneath its ...

Researchers at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute have developed ShadeCut, a technology that applies patterned colored films to solar panels to mimic roof tiles, masonry, or custom designs.

Montreal-based researchers developed a plan to embed solar panels into sidewalks to power electric vehicles that deliver food. This "green city" innovation would free up traditionally solar-powered ...

Solar panel testing lab Kiwa PVEL has updated its Product Qualification Program (PQP). The revisions address growing concern ...

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 ...

Agrisolar — a practice which essentially marries agriculture and solar photovoltaic energy — is beginning to catch on around the globe, and researchers recently set out to quantify its benefits in a ...

After years of testing portable solar panels, I've found that small adjustments to my setup can yield massive efficiency ...

Arkansas researchers are testing floating solar on reservoirs to reduce farmland loss, conserve irrigation water and balance ...