New research has uncovered a critical challenge in solar energy with the discovery that a considerable number of solar panels ...

The Westlands Solar Park near the town of Lemoore in California's San Joaquin Valley. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: Every month, California throws away enough solar and wind energy ...

Over the past two decades, California has become a juggernaut of solar energy production. But that doesn’t mean its residents are reaping huge benefits.A new analysis by Los Angeles Times staff writer ...

“PV modules require as much sunlight exposure as possible, while crops can reach a saturation point,” writes Hugo Sánchez Ortiz. Image: Ampt The optimal combination of PV and agricultural production ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the economics of AI. On paper, the global solar industry has never looked stronger. The International Energy Agency ...

Concerns have been raised by international organizations regarding the use of forced labor in Chinese solar panel production facilities, particularly in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The ...

A company in Norway says it has solved a persistent issue with solar panels in snowy environments with a creative vertical alignment. Over Easy Solar shared the impressive results with PV Magazine of ...

Chinese panels are now so affordable that businesses and families are snapping them up, slashing their bills and challenging ...

For decades, solar energy was dismissed as an idealistic but impractical solution to climate change—a niche technology destined to remain on the margins. Those days are over. Solar power is no longer ...