Plug-in solar panels, small photovoltaic units designed to connect directly to a household outlet, are gaining attention as ...

A novel thin-film technology enables solar panels to generate electricity from both sunlight and raindrops.

Harvard engineers have built a solar harvester that automatically toggles between producing heat and generating electricity ...

Harvesting the sun’s energy has always been an exciting challenge. As technology races forward, scientists are finding new ways to both collect and store that energy more efficiently. A recent ...

BRIT households are set to be able to buy a bargain gadget within months – and it could slash your yearly energy bills.

Buzz is growing in Georgia about plug-in solar as a cheap solution for homeowners and renters to harness the sun and shrink ...

An innovative hybrid solar device that combines a PV panel and energy storage has achieved record levels of energy storage efficiency for such a device. And unlike conventional batteries, the ...

The Pine Tree State joins Utah and Virginia in advancing a law that establishes rules for small plug-in solar generation devices.

California is taking steps to approve virtual power plants (VPP) to compete in statewide reliability markets. The Senate ...

A Delaware Senate bill would allow small plug‑in solar systems, setting safety standards as lawmakers debate clean energy ...

Researchers at the Institute of Materials Science of Seville (ICMS), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council ...