Every solar panel company makes bold claims about its panel efficiency, maximum wattage availability, temperature coefficient and other specs in optimal conditions. Anyone who does product testing ...

UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS), a global leader in applied safety science, today announced that it has launched a plug-in solar ...

The global solar boom has introduced a new urgency around asset durability, performance, and risk. As utility-scale solar farms become more common, so do the invisible defects that compromise ...

Here's how scientists are peeking into the future of new materials. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign ...

When golf ball-sized hail started hammering Texas last spring, solar panels across the state faced their ultimate test. The verdict? Most panels emerged unscathed, proving that today's solar ...

A team of researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Electric Power Research Institute are testing solar panels by blasting sound waves at them. The team said it is working ...

Teresa Barnes is group manager for materials reliability and DuraMAT director at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, USA. Solar energy is being adopted the world over. Prices ...

The Rural Renewable Energy Alliance’s mission, as stated on its tax forms, is simple: “to make renewable energy accessible to everyone.” Simple, but not easy. Given current challenges in the ...

Solar power has become the lowest-cost way to generate electricity on Earth. But building it on Earth places some significant limits on how much power it can generate, with the darkness and clouds ...

Origami Solar said its PV module frames made of recycled roll-formed steel could help supply chain resiliency and reduce costs given East Asia’s domination of material supplies for conventional frames ...