Even on gray winter days, with the thermometer well below freezing and the sky a uniform sheet of cloud, modern solar panels can continue churning out power-sometimes more efficiently, even, than when ...

When the clocks go back and the days close in, it’s natural to wonder whether solar panels can still pull their weight. The ...

Stacks of teeny lenses that look like inverted pyramids could juice up solar panels, helping them capture more light from any angle on both sunny and overcast days. Solar panels perform best in direct ...

Solar panels are the beacon of renewable energy, yet solar energy systems are not getting as much light as they could be. Joshua Pearce from Michigan Technological University and a team from Queen’s ...

Samantha Hunter is a professional copy editor who has worked with Ms. Magazine, Spin and VH1. She has also written for MarthaStewart.com, Essence.com, Esquire.com, GoodHousekeeping.com, RealSimple.com ...

Residential solar installations have seen a spike in recent years, with many Americans considering transitioning their energy usage to renewable sources (especially in light of new federal tax credits ...

Arable land is at an all-time premium. Since the last ice age, humans have cleared one-third of the earth’s forests and two-thirds of its wild grasslands, much of it for agriculture. And as the world ...

In your home, you probably have a handful of gadgets that rely on batteries: remotes, smoke detectors, wireless keyboards. But instead of having to replace those batteries again and again, those ...