By Nate Berg, Ensia
But the solar panels generating that power don’t last forever. The industry standard life span is about 25 to 30 years, and that means that some of the panels installed at the early end of the current boom aren’t long from being retired.
By Kurt Cobb, Resource Insights
Is it wise to assume uninterrupted access to critical goods from faraway places? The recent decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission regarding imports of solar panels raises the question.
By Kris De Decker, Low-Tech Magazine
In today's solar photovoltaic systems, direct current power coming from solar panels is converted to alternating current power, making it compatible with a building's electrical distribution.
By Courtney White, The Carbon Pilgirm
What is the best way to utilize sunlight: grow food or to produce fuel?
By Matt Kasper, Ryan Koronowski, Climate Progress
Americans who want to install solar panels on their houses are having to pay less than ever before, a new report has found.
By Joanna M. Foster, Climate Progress
The team’s dream was to build a solar-powered house that could not only compete with the most cutting-edge technologies out there, but was actually affordable and something ordinary people would want to live in.