While the idea of solar energy is appealing, many people are still in the dark when it comes to how solar panels work. Learn more about how solar panels harness the power of the sun as you ...

Solar panels use sunlight to generate electricity, but they can do it around the clock, even when the sun isn't shining. Here's how.

India’s buying of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells from China went up by 141%. This big rise is likely because India is now making more solar panels within the country.

Perovskite solar cells are also expected to be relatively inexpensive to produce, in theory, which would make them even more of a direct competitor to today's common solar panel technologies.

The dream of agrivoltaics is to generate your electricity and eat your edamame too. But a recent study in Agroforestry Systems shows that agrivoltaics — growing food beneath solar panels — is ...

Interested in a solar-power system to reduce your electricity bill? Here's how the whole business of converting sunlight to electricity works.