It sounds like magic: Capturing energy from the sun and converting it into electricity to run your toaster. It's science, not magic, though. Solar panels use a curious bit of science called the ...

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The Inflation Reduction Act, as well as local, state, lender and utility incentives have made residential solar energy systems more attractive improvement projects for homeowners. The cost of solar ...

The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) announced the now obtainable second edition of its solar photovoltaics textbook. This updated version will contain current standards ...

Solar is a natural energy source for many battery powered applications. With energy harvested from the sun, the size of batteries can be reduced, or the battery life of a system can be extended. All ...

Market dynamics and growing concerns over Europe’s grid bottlenecks were key topics at this year’s Solar Finance & Investment ...

Michael Arnold explains how solar cell efficiency increases while prices decrease. Michael Arnold, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at UW-Madison, explains the history, composition and ...