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

"Efficient and stable." Scientists develop revolutionary technology that could transform solar panels: 'Opens new ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is the Lead Consultant of STEM Spark Solutions. Solar power is the fastest-growing source of new electricity ...

Texas startup Janta Power has secured $5.5 million in seed funding to expand its next-generation solar power towers, a vertical alternative to flat solar farms. The funding round was led by MaC ...

Solar-collecting windows could make office buildings and skyscrapers more energy efficient, but harnessing solar power while retaining transparency is a tricky engineering problem. A new study from ...

The Solar Durability and Lifetime Extension (SDLE) Research Center at Case Western Reserve University, an organization that conducts degradation research on solar energy devices and materials, has ...

Hungary is set to host its largest solar power project to date, as Solarpro moves ahead with the construction of a ...

Solar is expected to ‘surge’ in established and emerging markets, Fatih Birol said. Image: George /kamiya and the IEA, via Flickr. Solar PV will account for almost 80% of the 4.6TW of new renewable ...

The solar PV plant is being developed by transpower New Zealand and Glorit Solar P LP, a 50-50 joint venture between Lightsource bp and Contact Energy. Image: Contact Energy. An independent panel has ...