Sun panels

Securing free solar panels for your home requires some research and effort. Free panels do exist but they are not always easy to locate. Solar panels hold value well because a functioning panel produces clean energy capable of charging batteries and powering homes when combined with other panels.

If you're a solar energy geek, a swimming pool offers rare opportunities to put your passion into action. Many pool owners are already using solar lights, covers, and heating systems - and not just for

Because solar panels are made of silicon, they're bulky, rigid, and brittle, so they can't be used just anywhere. A professor or nanoengineering and his research team, however, are working to develop "solar tarps," which could be spread out to the size of a room, generate electricity from the sun, and be balled up into a backpack without breaking.

A solar panel uses the photoelectric effect to convert the sun's energy to electricity. This electricity is generated at a voltage characteristic of the panel and is transmitted as direct current to a battery bank, where it charges the batteries.

BayWa r.e. and GroenLeven have designed special monocrytalline solar panels for five pilot agrivoltaic projects they are deploying in the Netherlands. They are testing weather-resistant 260 W glass-glass panels with different transparency levels.

Gov. Murphy announced the federal government will hold a wind auction next month for more than 480,000 acres in the New York Bight.

Scientists working in Kenya are trialing an innovative way to “harvest the sun twice.” This means using a special solar panel technique known as agrivoltaics that installs solar panels both to generate clean energy and to shade crops.

Solar power is a popular way for homeowners to reduce their energy bills but what happens when solar panels die? Solar panel recycling provides an option.