In our numerous years of helping homeowners determine whether a solar electric system is right for them, we’ve found that a number of questions tend to arise. Like, how much do solar panels cost? What solar rebates, tax credits and other incentives are available in my area? Is my roof good for solar? What should I [...]

Miasolar, the Santa Clara, California-based solar panel manufacturer has come to an agreement with Juwi Solar to sell the German renewable-energy development company 7.5 megawatss (MW) worth of solar panels.

What better place to test the performance of solar panels than sun-soaked New Mexico? CFV Solar Test Laboratory — a photovoltaic (PV) test company jointly owned by CSA Group, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, the Fraunhofer USA Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE and VDE Testing and Certification Institute — will open a [...]

Panasonic’s majority purchase of Sanyo led to Panasonic’s announcement this week that it would combine Sanyo’s solar modules and its own energy management, electrical technology and sales networks in appliances and housing to enter the solar panel manufacturing industry.

Solar panels can be monocrystalline, polycrystalline, thin-film or amorphous: what does it all mean? Here’s a guide to the pros and cons of each.

Already a dominant player in the business of making wind turbines, General Electric aims to ramp up production of solar panels by early next year. As the FT reports today: GE has started to build pilot production lines at its facility in Colorado, said John Krenicki, a vice-chairman and chief executive of GE Energy Infrastructure, [...]

With Memorial Day weekend upon us, it’s time to start thinking about beaches. And sun. And backyard BBQs. And everything else that makes summer, summer — including a proper reading list. (I can hear the groans…). This time last year, I put together a list of five books on an array of topics, including renewable [...]

Whoa. As of this afternoon, Atlantic City will officially be home to the largest PV panel array in the entire United States. In partnership with Pepco Energy Services, the city’s convention center has installed 13,321 panels — enough to produce an amount of electricity equal to about a quarter of the center’s demand. In place [...]

A look at a few new technologies that could enhance the efficiency of solar panel installations.

How does a solar panel system really work? A guide for the layman and beginner.