Some simple physics makes it possible to power your home with sunshine. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this does not influence our ...

Solar panels are a hot topic as a potential replacement for traditional power sources, but could you use them to replace your ...

Solar panels use the photovoltaic effect to turn sunlight into power. It's not magic, but it's surely magical. You already know that solar panels turn sunlight into electricity. But how? It almost ...

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Technically known as a "colorless and unidirectional diffractive-type solar concentrator" (CUSC), the coating directs some ...

How would you like to lower your electricity bill and help power your home using an abundant renewable energy source — the sun? There is an affordable, do-it-yourself solution for people who own ...

It is among the cheapest energy sources available, provided homeowners can get over the hump of the initial investment.

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Solar cells face gradual deterioration when exposed to ultraviolet radiation, which can damage sensitive layers such as electrolytes in dye-sensitized cells. To mitigate this, manufacturers typically ...

Solar panel installations are booming - up 22 per cent in the first six months of the year, and there are now more than 1.8 ...