When you install solar panels, your home produces its own clean, zero-emissions electricity. If you’re DIY-minded, you can build your own solar power system. In some cases, you can even build ...

Getting solar panels professionally installed can be expensive. If you're on a budget, here's how you can make your own.

To withstand extreme weather, rapid innovation and rock-bottom prices, solar installations need tighter quality control, standards and testing.

French engineer André Buhart has published the plans and open-source software to create a DIY "solar energy router" to manage PV overproduction. Depending on the configuration, the device can ...

09/01/2021 You can find small, self-made solar power panels on walls and balconies, roofs and terraces all over the world. Here's a look at what kinds of systems are out there — and how to build ...

Peak sun hours measure sunlight intensity, which is key for solar power. See if your home gets enough light to make solar panels worth it.

Deciding where to build new solar or wind installations is often left up to individual developers or utilities, with limited overall coordination. But a new study shows that regional-level ...

The South African National Energy Development Institute has provided tips to ensure you get the best value when buying solar panels and backup batteries.

Experts from Fonte Solar, Huawei, and Greener have exchanged solar-plus-storage tips, insights, and case studies at the invitation of pv magazine. In a panel at Intersolar South America 2025, they ...

The emphasis on solar power is the latest installment in a two-decade program to make China less dependent on energy imports. China’s solar exports have already drawn urgent responses.