With over 10 years’ experience writing about consumer affairs, Sarah leads on energy content at Which?, helping customers navigate the market and exposing poor practice. More than a million homes in ...

Rooftop solar installers are steering customers toward leases instead of purchases. Federal tax credits for purchased systems ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) conducted a series of large-scale tests to investigate factors that affect flame spread beneath photovoltaic (PV) panel installations on flat, commercial and ...

For many homeowners, installing rooftop solar panels seems like a smart idea to reduce electricity bills, but the upfront cost and installation complexity ...

TOKYO -- Hopes for solar power in Japan skyrocketed after a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country's northeastern region in March 2011. However, dreams of a new power source are now fading ...

There are very few options available to people to dispose of old solar panels. The government has announced a national solar panel recycling pilot to prevent them becoming toxic waste in landfill.

Leasing solar panels is an easy way to avoid the upfront cost of owning your own system. But it comes with other potential problems, including one most people might not think about: What happens when ...

KOBE -- The lack of interest in solar power among residents of Kobe's Uozaki district does not discourage Mana Enomoto from giving detailed explanations of the benefits of this clean energy source.

The government has compiled a bill to require photovoltaic power producers to recycle their used solar panels, starting with mega solar farm operators.

When you picture solar panels, what comes to mind is probably flat, black rectangles on a roof. They’re functional and ...