Why Can’t Solar Panels Last 50 Years or More?
NREL-Led consortium studies why solar modules fail in the field and how to extend their life. What...
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Review: Best Shingle-Style Solar Panels of 2022
Building Integrated Photovoltaics or BIPVs, solar panels that look like shingles, tiles or slate,...
Agrivoltaics: A Win-Win for Food Production and Solar Energy
Tomorrow, solar panels won’t just line the interstate edges, they’ll also protect your caesar salad...
Net-Zero Homes Now Sought By New Buyers: Here’s Why
Climate realities, rising utility bills, and other factors are spurring the adoption of net-zero...
New Code Hikes West Coast Building Performance
California Energy Commission’s 2022 building code includes mandatory electric appliances and...
Energy Secretary Touts Tool to Help Local Governments Adopt Solar
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has issued a challenge to U.S. mayors, calling for 125 local...
Rooftop Solar Could Be Shared With Neighbors’ PCs
Excess energy from a homeowner’s PVC system can be drawn off the grid by other computer users....
PV Panels Survived Ida But Shut Down When Most Needed
The presence of rooftop arrays in Louisiana fortified homes against Hurricane Ida—but few had the...
Video: Solar-Equipped Homes Handle Extremes of Weather, Nature
Sponsored Content This video gets to the heart of why solar-powered homes with battery backup are a...
New Dawn for Solar
The Biden Administration has committed to reach net zero emissions by 2050. How do we get there?...
Above and Beyond Solar Standards
Sponsored Content JinkoSolar’s panels help to push the boundaries of sustainable living. When it...
A Not-So-Instantaneous Solar Tech
Before a plan to help control global warming can work, people need to reduce air pollution. Solar...
New Technologies Reduce Home Energy Needs
These new and emerging technologies may make electrification the greenest way to power up the...
