Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is the Lead Consultant of STEM Spark Solutions. In 2024, rooftop solar was the fastest-growing source of ...

Solar panels are an increasingly efficient, cost-effective, and higher-power-density renewable-energy source, though most ...

Solar power has long been seen as a clean alternative to fossil fuels. But its everyday use still faces hurdles. Traditional panels are bulky, stiff, and completely opaque. That makes them hard to fit ...

Wind, solar and other renewables hit a new high last year but the government is still some way off its clean power target.

You can expect a simple system of six to eight solar panels to generate about one third of your home's electricity needs ...

A new solar device generates 15 times more energy: a breakthrough in thermoelectric generators converts solar heat into electricity.

Solar panels can only generate electricity; they can’t store it, so you must pair them with a stand-alone battery bank or a power station. For home emergency power (for a few hours of power), we ...

High on the Tibetan Plateau, a sea of photovoltaic panels is quietly rewriting what a power plant can be. China’s biggest ...

A collaborative research team has successfully developed a self-powered pollution prevention technology that can remove pollutants from the surface of solar panels without external power. This ...

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new ...