An overview of the idea of the solar basic service. The investment costs would quickly pay for themselves by eliminating the need for fossil fuels and could be covered, for example, by an emissions ...

Professor Yoke Khin Yap and his research group are improving the efficiency of solar cells one quantum dot at a time. × To sustainably power our digital future, the world needs more — and more ...

Marc Thomas wants to make one thing clear before he begins discussing the array of 14 photovoltaic panels on the rear roof of his Savannah home. “This is not luxury solar power,” he stresses as ...

Solar energy is the least expensive source of electricity in history and has been for the last six years according to the International Energy Agency. New technologies like black silicon are pushing ...

The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts solar energy will be the leading force behind this year’s growth in the electric power industry. So far in January, EIA has issued three brief ...

In the first five months of 2025, solar and wind dominated new U.S. electricity generation. Of the 15 gigawatts (GW) added, solar was 11.5, wind was 2.3, and gas was just 1.3, according to the Federal ...

A new review of US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data by the SUN DAY Campaign reveals that solar delivered almost 9% of US electricity in the first half of 2025. Wind and solar combined ...

In South Africa, many low-income families who’ve never had electricity can’t afford solar power. Solar mini-grids could help.

Worries about the US grid’s ability to handle the surge in demand due to data center growth have made headlines repeatedly over the course of 2025. And, early in the year, demand for electricity had ...