WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Most of today’s solar panels capture sunlight and convert it to electricity only from the side facing the sky. If the dark underside of a solar panel could also convert sunlight ...

It is 70 years since AT&T’s Bell Labs unveiled a new technology for turning sunlight into power. The phone company hoped it could replace the batteries that run equipment in out-of-the-way places. It ...

Sunrider, UF’s solar race car, is hoping to mark its final lap around the track with a second Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) national championship title. The car, built by engineering design team Solar ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Some solar-powered cars arrived at Topeka’s Heartland Motorsports Park a few days before hitting the tracks in the Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix 2023. Students representing 11 ...

Solar panels are an increasingly efficient, cost-effective, and higher-power-density renewable-energy source, though most ...

On Jan 22th, 2020, Trina Solar, a global leading provider of integrated PV modules and smart energy solutions, has its first module product with 210 mm size wafer off the assembly line. Feb 27 th, ...

This solar farm in San Antonio produces 5.5 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 1,300 homes. It's one of seven farms planned by CPS Energy and OCI Solar Power, which are expected to produce 400 ...

A proposed Kittitas County solar power plant's price tag could be drastically higher than announced almost a month ago. On July 9, Howard Trott, head of the Teanaway Solar Reserve, gave a $100 million ...

Most of today's solar panels capture sunlight and convert it to electricity only from the side facing the sky. If the dark underside of a solar panel could also convert sunlight reflected off the ...