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 ...

Across the United States, renters and condo owners are testing small “balcony solar” kits to chip away at rising electric bills. Instead of a full rooftop array, these plug-in panels perch on a ...

The global solar boom has introduced a new urgency around asset durability, performance, and risk. As utility-scale solar farms become more common, so do the invisible defects that compromise ...

UL Solutions has launched a dedicated testing and certification program for plug-in solar systems, also known as balcony solar, creating a clear safety framework to support their installation and use ...

A new solar panel reaches up to 865 W, setting a historic record in power and efficiency for large-scale solar projects.

The latest collaboration between the U.S. Dept of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and perovskite-silicon tandem manufacturer CubicPV, based in Bedford, Massachusetts, has yielded ...

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 ...

Amanda Royal felt the thrill of freedom, and all she'd done was plug a new device into the wall at her East Bay home. The cord ran from an outdoor outlet, under a picnic table and across the grass to ...

If you stop to think about it, it’s a marvel that we can harness energy from the sun. But we do, thanks to solar panels equipped with photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity. That’s no ...

For years, solar power at home was mostly limited to people who owned their rooftops and could afford the steep upfront costs. But now, a new generation of small, affordable systems — often called ...