Solar geoengineering is often portrayed as a relatively cheap and easy fix for climate change. But as researchers take a ...

Physicists led by the University of Iowa have documented in the finest detail to date how energy from the sun interacts with ...

Scientists have discovered a bizarre planetary system where a rocky world orbits farther out than giant gas planets, defying long-standing theories of planet formation. The finding hints that some ...

Plug-in solar systems are an alternative to large, professionally installed rooftop solar. The US regulatory system for utilities wasn't built for plug-and-play solar setups, so it's taking time for ...

A new study led by Dr. Lin Su of Queen Mary University of London, published today in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, describes a new integrated solar reactor in which engineered ...

Plug-in panels are getting popular—how do we make sure they’re safe? Dozens of US states are considering legislation to allow people to install plug-in solar systems, often called balcony solar. These ...

Somewhere between 5% and 7% of U.S. households have rooftop solar panels. Many more Americans want them, but high costs, building locations and landlord restrictions are key obstacles. As someone who ...

Plastics – rich in carbon and hydrogen – can be converted into a clean energy source, using sunlight. Credit: Adelaide University Scientists are exploring a method to convert plastic waste into fuels ...

Meta Platforms (META) is partnering with Overview Energy to capture space solar energy to power AI infrastructure, giving Meta (META) early access to Overview’s space solar energy system for up to 1 ...

Renewable energy growth is creating grid volatility because solar and wind output often fails to match demand. Researchers in China have developed a modified balsa wood material that absorbs sunlight ...

Wind turbines generating renewable energy in Spring Valley in White Pine County, Nevada. Wind and solar power are rapidly expanding across the Mountain West, with some states now generating a ...

Some 4.6 billion years ago, when the solar system was born from a vast cloud that collapsed to form the sun and a surrounding disk of whirling gas, no planets yet orbited our star. Back then, besides ...