Better solar materials can mean more reliable electricity at a lower lifetime cost.

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 ...

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VDE Americas and RETC, part of the VDE Group, today introduced the Hail Resiliency Curve (HRC) Test, a groundbreaking test protocol designed to evaluate solar panel ...

A new hail test for solar panels shoots small to large hailstones at solar panels while aimed to more accurately determine the panel’s breaking point. Introduced by VDE Americas, the “Hail Resiliency ...

A French research team analyzed nearly three years of wind and turbulence measurements over a 140-hectare photovoltaic park ...

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 ...

Extra batteries and portable power banks are great for keeping your electronic devices charged and operating when you’re off the grid, but they won’t last forever. Portable solar chargers don’t have ...

CARLSBAD, Calif., June 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aptera Motors Corp. (Nasdaq: SEV), a solar mobility company pioneering ultra-efficient transportation, today announced a key internal validation ...

While residents in rural communities are excited about solar power, there's still the question of whether solar farms could be taking up the land necessary to grow crops. Researchers at the University ...

While residents in rural communities are excited about solar power, there's still the question of whether solar farms could be taking up the land necessary to grow crops. Research ...