The University of Virginia has about 550 buildings, from the 19th-century UNESCO World Heritage Site that is the Academical Village to newly constructed, energy-efficient tech centers with solar ...

SANTA CRUZ — While renewable sources of energy are under attack by some in the national discourse, a recent photo of downtown Santa Cruz clearly shows that solar power initiatives are alive and well ...

When solar co-benefits are taken into account the economics are strong so we can expect solar energy systems to grow even ...

Ever take a look at a solar panel system and think to yourself: I could build that. The truth is that you probably can. Building a cheap, solar panel system is a fun project to take on that if done ...

Solar panels are no longer viewed with the same suspicion they once were. They are now one of the most recognisable forms of renewable energy, seen gracing the roofs of all kinds of homes, both old ...

An international research team has developed a solar panel that utilizes a backsheet made of a natural zeolite-polyester resin as an alternative to conventional polyethylene terephthalate (PET) ...

About 33 miles south of Phoenix, Interstate 10 bisects a line of solar panels traversing the desert like an iridescent snake. The solar farm’s shape follows the path of a canal, with panels serving as ...

Hundreds of homes in Joe Patterson’s Northern California Assembly district burned to the ground in the Caldor Fire. In the three years since that devastating summer, many of those rebuilding ...