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 ...

"About an 8% increase in power output." Homeowner makes stunning realization after conducting DIY test on rooftop solar ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) conducted a series of large-scale tests to investigate factors that affect flame spread ...

Agrisolar — a practice which essentially marries agriculture and solar photovoltaic energy — is beginning to catch on around the globe, and researchers recently set out to quantify its benefits in a ...

REC and Maxeon offer two of the best solar panels that CNET experts have evaluated. Both brands offer highly efficient solar panels backed with strong production guarantees over 25 years. Maxeon ...

New research has uncovered a critical challenge in solar energy with the discovery that a considerable number of solar panels degrade much more rapidly than expected. About a fifth of solar panels ...

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 ...

We tested 20 solar generators to find the most versatile devices that can provide emergency backup power and fuel off-grid activities. Three came out as the best.

A new white paper from Solar Panel Recycling argues that interconnection rules and unfavorable economics make large-scale, responsible reuse largely infeasible.

Plug-in solar, also known as balcony solar, is a popular option in Europe, and it's now starting to be introduced in the ...