Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. Rooftop solar has become one of the fastest-growing clean ...

Electrical power systems engineers need practical methods for predicting solar output power under varying environmental conditions of a single panel. By integrating an Arduino-based real-time data ...

What if you could harness the power of the sun to generate your own energy—right in your backyard? Imagine a system so efficient it could heat water, power small appliances, or even serve as a backup ...

Solar panel reuse is emerging as a practical way to cut waste, extend system value, and make solar energy genuinely ...

‘Superfund sites, landfills [and] brownfields have been around … for a long while, because everyone is trying to make use of land that is unusable.’ Image: Distributed Energy Infrastructure. In the US ...

These seven solar technologies from CES 2026 reveal how automation, new materials, and recycling are reshaping the future.

Solar power is already one of the fastest growing sources of electricity on the planet, yet scientists say it is still only ...

How to make solar module stockpiling cost-effective Researchers investigated which solar module stockpiling conditions could help to ensure stable solar PV deployment at the lowest cost in Europe. The ...

U.S. solar is weighed down by soft costs and policy inefficiencies: fragmented permitting, slow approvals, duplicative inspections, and high fees. Customer acquisition remains bloated by opaque ...