Solar geoengineering is often portrayed as a relatively cheap and easy fix for climate change. But as researchers take a ...

I hope balcony solar’s charisma and low cost help us imagine the energy-abundant future we are so close to achieving.

Scientists have discovered a bizarre planetary system where a rocky world orbits farther out than giant gas planets, defying long-standing theories of planet formation. The finding hints that some ...

Plug-in solar systems are an alternative to large, professionally installed rooftop solar. The US regulatory system for utilities wasn't built for plug-and-play solar setups, so it's taking time for ...

A new study led by Dr. Lin Su of Queen Mary University of London, published today in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, describes a new integrated solar reactor in which engineered ...

Scientists in Singapore have developed ultrathin solar cells that could one day turn car windows, skyscraper glass, and even smart glasses into power-generating surfaces. Researchers at Nanyang ...

This aerial map produced by the Southeast Alaska Power Agency shows the plans for the solar farm in Wrangell. It will be built on previously logged land, six miles south of town on the upland side of ...

ReVision Energy is developing a community solar array atop the former municipal landfill of Jaffrey, New Hampshire. The project is expected to come online in early 2027. Under the agreement, the Town ...

Plug-in panels are getting popular—how do we make sure they’re safe? Dozens of US states are considering legislation to allow people to install plug-in solar systems, often called balcony solar. These ...

Somewhere between 5% and 7% of U.S. households have rooftop solar panels. Many more Americans want them, but high costs, building locations and landlord restrictions are key obstacles. As someone who ...

This is part 2 of a series on California's troubled Ivanpah Solar Power Plant in the Mojave Desert. SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – More than a decade after it opened, an Obama-era taxpayer-backed "clean ...

Plastics – rich in carbon and hydrogen – can be converted into a clean energy source, using sunlight. Credit: Adelaide University Scientists are exploring a method to convert plastic waste into fuels ...