While generating green energy, solar panels usually create excess heat that goes unused. But with a new, innovative design, scientists have found a way to harness those precious leftovers to give the ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Crystalline-silicon solar panels are efficient, reliable, and dominate the solar-panel market. However, new third-gen solar technology could do what c-Si solar panels cannot, including flexible, ...

When a crew of eight workers started installing solar panels at a site in Australia last year, they covered an area larger than a soccer field with 2,250 solar panels in a single day. That’s 5 to 10 ...

As a former realtor, general contractor and greenhouse operator, Kristi has touched nearly all aspects of homeownership, from the foundation up. Today, Kristi is a full-time investing and real estate ...

With more people around the world prioritizing carbon footprint reduction and sustainable living initiatives, home solar energy systems have become an increasingly popular option for generating clean, ...

A new study highlights a semi-transparent, color-tunable solar cell designed to work in places traditional panels can't, like ...

Solar power is already one of the fastest growing sources of electricity on the planet, yet scientists say it is still only ...