An unavoidable aspect of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels is that they become less efficient when they warm up. [Tech Ingredients] explains in a new video the basic reason for this, which involves th… ...

While Barron-Gafford said some laughed him off when he first proposed the idea of growing crops in the shade of solar panels, this added sun shield can actually help them grow better, especially in ...

The researchers note that floating solar panels on reservoirs have a number of advantages besides cooling the panels and reducing water loss. One is that you're not sacrificing unaltered land in ...

Researchers at the Dublin City University in Ireland have proposed a new design for photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) modules based on a water tank that simultaneously provides PV panel cooling and ...

Malaysian scientists have tested bio-inspired coconut fiber to cool down solar modules. The cooling system features a moist coconut pith encapsulated with a polyurethane sheet. It is placed on the ...

This month's approval comes more than a year and a half after the floating solar plan was rejected for not meeting environmental review standards.

IBM Research and Swiss-based Airlight Energy have created a solar concentrator that looks like a giant sunflower and can produce 20kW of power per day, along with clean water and hot or cool air.

Every 100 megawatts can power 16,400 U.S. homes. The utility’s goal is to increase solar power capabilities to a total of 1,500 megawatts at 25 solar plants by 2024, the utility said.

Some are moving to more costly air-cooled technology — which uses 90 percent less water — for solar plants that will employ miles of sun-reflecting mirrors across the Western deserts.