Researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands have investigated how free-space luminescent solar concentrators (FSLSCs) could be used to enhance bifacial PV module performance in vertical ...

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For nearly eight years, the largest solar array in Minnesota has been an Xcel Energy facility in Chisago County that can power about 20,000 homes. Soon, that lonely giant will be eclipsed. Solar ...

Measuring the scope and impact of three new community solar projects developed by Summit Ridge Energy in ComEd’s northern Illinois region would seem to be a simple quantitative exercise. Chicago-based ...

One of the largest solar projects in the U.S. opened in Texas on Friday, backed by what Google said is the largest solar electricity purchase it has ever made. Google executive Ben Sloss said at the ...

A fire hall in downtown Greensburg is going solar this year with rooftop panels to generate electricity, which the city fire chief says will save money on energy costs. “It will be a substantial ...

A utility sends phone alerts when wind power is cheap. A builder sells “zero bill” houses. They’re among several experiments to redefine how people value electricity. By Somini Sengupta Photographs ...