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

Plug-in solar panels, small photovoltaic units designed to connect directly to a household outlet, are gaining attention as ...

Germany has pulled far ahead of its European neighbors in the adoption of plug-in solar systems, small photovoltaic units ...

A fleet of high-tech stern landing vessels could unlock billions of dollars in minerals currently trapped along the North ...

Students from Stewartville Middle School in Minnesota are working to build portable solar panel kits that can fit in a suitcase and pack enough power to light a home for a week. They are sending them ...

Perovskite solar cells shouldn’t work as well as they do—but they do. Scientists have now discovered that defects inside the material actually help, creating networks that separate and guide electric ...

My years of hands-on testing show that while solar energy is straightforward, portable wind turbines require constant ...

If you’ve got an outdoor space that could use a screen to keep pets in or bugs out, a Screeneze kit will make the process ...

Pack this duo along on a camping trip and you'll be treated to unlimited power.

The new Anker Solix Solarbank Max AC steps up from balcony-scale storage with a 3.5 kW inverter, plug-in capabilities for do-it-yourself (DIY) ease of installation, and expandability to 42 kWh, priced ...

This is Pima County's first step toward using renewable-energy sources to generate 15 percent of the county's energy needs by 2025, one of the county's sustainability objectives. The arrays will ...

On Studio 814 for Workshop Wednesday, viewers got a look at several creative ways to use solar lights to make outdoor spaces feel more inviting — all while repurposing ...