BRIT households are set to be able to buy a bargain gadget within months – and it could slash your yearly energy bills. Here’s everything you need to know about plug-in solar panels and how ...

There are really only two possible endpoints for human energy production, and they're both fusion. Either we find a way to create tiny, controlled fusion reactions here on Earth (fusion power) or we ...

A new solar breakthrough may overcome a long-standing efficiency barrier. Researchers used a “spin-flip” metal complex to capture and multiply energy from sunlight through singlet fission. The result ...

Perovskite solar cells shouldn’t work as well as they do—but they do. Scientists have now discovered that defects inside the material actually help, creating networks that separate and guide electric ...

Solar panels convert sunlight into electricity that you can use in your home. Silicon cells in each panel absorb photons from ...

Does adding a new home solar panel system makes sense in northern climates? This Canadian homeowner shares their experience.

Perovskite solar cells are among the most promising technologies for making solar power cheaper and more efficient. Working with partners from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), DESY ...