Facing trade barriers in the U.S. and other wealthy nations, Chinese solar firms are exporting cheap panels to poorer countries, fueling a surge in solar installations in parts of the developing world ...

California regulations have made it costly and confusing for residents to install plug-in portable solar panels. Lawmakers ...

Europe is installing more solar panels than ever before, thanks to a flood of cheap Chinese solar panels, driving installations by 40% last year. But it comes at a hefty cost: Local solar ...

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Three years ago, Sanjay Vijendran's colleague told him about a scheme that seemed straight out of science fiction: beaming energy from solar panels in space down to the Earth. "The whole idea was new ...

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You don’t need a massive savings account to get solar panels. Here are six affordable ways you can access solar energy. Installing a solar system for your home can ...

A new kind of solar panel has achieved 9% efficiency in converting water into hydrogen and oxygen--mimicking a crucial step in natural photosynthesis. Outdoors, it represents a major leap in the ...

Solar power is a long-term investment. When buying and installing batteries, you should take into consideration several ...

China’s LONGi Group is laying off up to 30% of its workers to accelerate cost-cutting, according to Bloomberg. Staff reduction at LONGi Group started in November 2023, and this is an acceleration of ...

Metal oxides, among other materials, have the potential to be great, cheap solar panels. Unfortunately, the microscopic components that comprise solar cells have a tendency to break down over time.

Despite the end of solar panel tax incentives under President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, globally, solar is having a moment. The World Economic Forum reported that renewable energy capacity ...