If you've ever looked at your energy bills and thought, "Why am I paying all this money when there's literally free energy beaming down from the sky?", well, you've got a point. While solar panels ...

The startup Reflect Orbital aims to keep solar farms running at night by reflecting sunlight from space and has sparked controversy among astronomers.

The state’s two largest utilities routinely drag their feet connecting solar panels to the electric grid, missing state-mandated deadlines as much as 73% of the time, according to a complaint filed to ...

"Instead of fighting against the sun's heat, our research shows we can harness it," said lead author Dr. Dowon Bae, of Loughborough University. "It flips the conventional wisdom on its head and gives ...

Solar already undercuts coal and natural gas pricing across most regions, and these improvements drive prices down further and raise power generation. Cheaper solar leads to cleaner air and improved ...

“What we've experimentally found in our recent work is that a certain amount of heat can promote the chemical conversion reaction, compensating the loss in voltage,” Bae said in an e-mail. “Simply put ...

Scientists in Sydney have smashed the efficiency record for a new type of solar panel. The breakthrough was made using perovskite, which has been hailed as a ‘ miracle material ’ for its potential to ...

Scientists develop a new layer to solar panels making them more efficient and durable. The technology could increase panel efficiency to about 30%, compared to the current 20–25% for most commercial ...

Researchers at University of New South Wales have reported details about a novel sieving-aids technology that improves the separation of metal fragments from other components when recycling ...

TNO says that by 2035, annual addition of PV systems could reach nearly 1 TW. At such a scale, up to 50% of annual global silver production would be needed for solar cells alone. The research was ...

Solar power became the most affordable energy source between 2021 and 2025, with costs dropping below coal and natural gas in most regions.