Science Space NASA's "next-gen" solar sail spacecraft is ready to launch for practical testing The satellite will hitch a ride with Rocket Lab's Electron rocket later this month By Cal Jeffrey, April 16, 2024, 3:21 PM
Car Tech Tech Culture Solar-powered SUV drives 620 miles through Morocco's off-road terrain without recharging The Stella Terra charges while driving and can go almost anywhere By Brian Obudho, October 18, 2023, 2:11 PM 35 comments
Electronics Watergen's new solar-powered 'GENNY' creates clean, drinkable water from the air Up to 3.5 gallons per day By Cohen Coberly, January 8, 2020, 3:46 PM 16 comments
Industry Walmart is suing Tesla over solar panel fires at seven of its retail stores Bad news for Tesla's ailing solar panel business By Humza Aamir, August 21, 2019, 7:24 AM 10 comments
Car Tech Industry Toyota is playing with a solar roof for its next electric cars The roof will add up to 56km of range a day By Adrian Potoroaca, July 6, 2019, 11:05 AM 13 comments
Tech Culture Electronics California has become the first state to require solar panels on all new homes But will it make building new homes harder to afford? By Isaiah Mayersen, December 9, 2018, 7:27 AM 38 comments
Electronics Tesla solar roof installations are now coming online An expensive product but it looks great By Shawn Knight, April 4, 2018, 6:54 PM 29 comments
Industry Electronics United States and China help boost worldwide solar production by 50% over last year There are 305 gigawatts of solar generation capacity in the world, up from 50 gigawatts in 2010 By William Gayde, March 8, 2017, 4:45 PM 9 comments
Electronics Amazon is going green, installing rooftop solar on distribution warehouses Amazon plans 41MW of solar installations by the end of 2017 By William Gayde, March 3, 2017, 7:45 AM
Electronics After a year of use, Tesla Powerwall systems are performing well with 90% utility savings Return on investment drops to under 10 years, some as low as 8 By William Gayde, February 22, 2017, 7:00 AM 20 comments
Google Industry Google set to reach 100% renewable energy by 2017 By William Gayde, December 6, 2016, 4:15 PM
Industry Electronics Tesla and SolarCity agree to a $2.6 billion all-stock buyout By Jose Vilches, August 1, 2016, 9:30 AM
Industry Solar panels must be installed on rooftops of new buildings in San Francisco starting next year By Shawn Knight, April 20, 2016, 3:45 PM
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: Wikipedia turns 15, Werner Herzog talks VR, a look inside NASA's vault By Matthew DeCarlo, January 17, 2016, 12:00 PM
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: HAMR hard drives due in 2018, turning used car batteries into solar cells By Matthew DeCarlo, December 27, 2015, 12:00 PM
Industry California flips the switch on the world's largest solar power farm By Shawn Knight, November 28, 2014, 2:30 PM 10 comments
The Web Electronics The Netherlands becomes first country to install solar-collecting pathway By Shawn Knight, November 5, 2014, 7:30 PM 18 comments
Industry Economic impact of solar power is reportedly much worse than other renewable sources By Justin Kahn, October 22, 2014, 3:00 PM 28 comments
Electronics Google's new rooftop solar initiative looks to bring low cost power to residential homes By Justin Kahn, April 23, 2014, 6:30 PM 13 comments
Apple Apple's renewable energy usage rises to 94% in under 4 years By Justin Kahn, April 21, 2014, 6:30 PM 12 comments
Security Industry Solar panel management systems vulnerable to attack, DHS warns By Rick Burgess, October 17, 2012, 5:00 PM