A multidisciplinary team from the California Institute of Technology is a winner of the 2024 Gizmodo Science Fair for testing a satellite that proves it’s possible to collect solar energy in space and ...

Space-based solar power could deliver clean electricity day and night, but launch costs, safety, and scale remain major ...

Solar panels are no longer just lining barn roofs and field edges, they are rising directly above rows of vegetables, ...

Solar power has long been constrained by a supposedly unbreakable ceiling on how much sunlight a panel can turn into ...

Putting solar panels above agricultural crops may do more than produce food and clean energy on the same land: It can also ...

How might floating solar energy projects impact wild birds and vice versa? A paper outlines key considerations for a growing floating solar industry. From a small California winery to a large-scale ...

NUS researchers have developed a vapor-deposition method that dramatically improves the long-term and high-temperature ...

Halide perovskites are a family of materials that promise huge gains in power conversion and performance over typical silicon solar cells, but there's one problem—they're not very stable. A new study ...

The stealthy startup plans to use a network of satellites to harvest sunlight and send it to Earth using infrared lasers.

Why do solar panels struggle in Delhi’s winter fog but thrive in Ladakh’s cold sun? This in-depth explainer breaks down the ...

“Solar and wind power are almost too cheap for our economy,” says author Bill McKibben, arguing the switch from fossil fuels must happen soon. The following is an excerpt from Here Comes the Sun: A ...

NBN Co has activated the new Munna Creek Solar Farm, securing major renewable power and moving closer to its goal of 100 ...