A Finnish boat builder has demonstrated what solar-powered sailing could look like by building an 11-metre yacht from scratch ...

The idea of solar energy being transmitted from space is not a new one. In 1968, a NASA engineer named Peter Glaser produced the first concept design for a solar-powered satellite. But only now, 55 ...

India needs more solar power. India also needs more farmland. For years, that was a brutal trade-off—until one team in Gujarat asked a question nobody else had bothered to: what if you didn't need ...

As the Trump administration's One Big Beautiful Bill strips billions of dollars from solar projects across the nation, California's $20 million solar gamble called "Project Nexus" is paying off. This ...

It’s the first time this kind of technology has been proven effective. The California Institute of Technology has been hard at work exploring the prospect of harvesting solar power from space. A new ...

Scientists studied the potential of growing corn near solar panels, finding a viable path despite shady conditions. Sheep, lettuce and peppers are already thriving alongside solar panels on working ...

Agrivoltaics represents a groundbreaking synergy of solar energy production and agricultural practices, enabling land to ...

Dual-use solar sites offer numerous benefits for farmers and system operators, but require special design considerations to account for the smooth operation of their agricultural aspects.

The old myth saying solar can't work on its own needs to be revisited. Programs in California, American Samoa, and Abu Dhabi ...