Solar panel farms may be the solution to California's water and power supply problems

A pilot project in California is covering irrigation canals with solar panels, and early estimates suggest it could save ...
AOL

Lidl's New Battery Fixes One Of The Biggest Problems With Solar Panels

Solar panel setup on a balcony outdoors in an apartment complex. - Frederick Doerschem/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Residential solar systems can lose ...
Power Engineering

How widespread is the hail problem for solar?

Big hailstones are a significant concern for large solar farm operators. However, there hasn’t been clear data on how widespread the risk is – until now. The annual industry report features studies ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Solar in Space Is a Solution in Search of a Problem

Mark Gongloff is a Bloomberg Opinion editor and columnist covering climate change. He previously worked for Fortune.com, the Huffington Post and the Wall Street Journal. A Dyson Sphere is a ...
Recycling Today

End-of-life solar panel recycling: Seeking solutions for an emerging market

In 2020, researchers at the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR, then known as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory) conducted the first global assessment into approaches for end-of-life solar ...

The problem with next-gen solar panels was never the sunlight, it was the toxic lead inside, and Japanese scientists just recovered 99.7 percent of it

Flexible perovskite solar cells get a greener future as Japanese scientists recover 99.7% of their toxic lead.

Bees solved an engineering problem with their hive millions of years ago. Scientists are now copying it for improved solar panels

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Crude Oil Prices

Solar Panel Waste is Becoming a Big Problem

Numerous factors continue to pull at the Renewables MMI (Monthly Metals Index) as it moves through Q1. This past month, the index largely moved sideways, only exhibiting a slight upward movement of ...
pv magazine International

Surplus solar panels offer timely solution for industry under pressure

As of mid-2025, the United States has approximately 248 GW of installed solar capacity, according to Wood Mackenzie’s “US Solar Market Insight: 2024 year in review” report, published by the Solar ...