The global solar boom has introduced a new urgency around asset durability, performance, and risk. As utility-scale solar farms become more common, so do the invisible defects that compromise ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

TID got a $20 million state grant to see if the panels could reduce evaporation and boost power supplies.

Balcony solar is already popular in Europe, and proponents say that the systems could make solar power more accessible for ...

According to the International Energy Agency, the rapid growth of solar energy generation puts renewables on track to meet almost half of global electricity demand by 2030. Researchers at Binghamton ...

A new hail test for solar panels shoots small to large hailstones at solar panels while aimed to more accurately determine the panel’s breaking point. Introduced by VDE Americas, the “Hail Resiliency ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SNCF, the national railway company of France, is exploring the use of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules on railway tracks. The ...

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.