A solar engineer has been trending on social media for installing solar panels on the walls of a building rather than the roof. Netizens questioned why.

Solar dominates new energy generation in the U.S., accounting for 69% of new capacity additions in Q1 of 2025. But although most of this added capacity comes from utility-scale projects, the ...

Researchers developed lightweight solar panels inspired by nature's honeycomb structure. These new modules are significantly ...

Solar panels love the direct midday sun, but they’re not fans of angles. It’s a flaw that energy engineers have been trying to work around since the invention of the first panel. When the sun’s rays ...

Severe thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening could bring damaging winds, heavy rain, hail and isolated tornadoes. President Donald Trump hosts the President of the Republic of Lebanon, Joseph ...

Volcanoes, nuclear war, and solar geo-engineering. With a research portfolio that includes all three, Alan Robock is used to thinking about sudden, catastrophic change. A professor of environmental ...

A Binghamton University engineering researcher designed a biological solar cell that's a million times more effective than current technology. Preliminary data on Seokheun "Sean" Choi's next ...

For millions of years, honeybees have relied on one of nature's most efficient architectural designs: the honeycomb. Built ...

A team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has created a new perovskite-organic ...

The world's first solar-powered plane, Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) has been making headlines as it completes a historical journey around the world. While the technology behind it is impressive, I'm equally ...

A recent study has found that bats near a solar power plant in the UK are confusing the smooth surface of the panels with ...

Airlines are facing increasing pressure to cut aircraft CO2 emissions, a tough challenge for equipment that must operate at 30,000-40,000 feet. But opportunities for greener operations on the ground ...