A new campaign on Kickstarter gives you the power teleport an African child to school by purchasing a solar-powered flashlight. Tanzanian schoolchildren hold up solar flashlights charged using the ...

Which solar-powered flashlight is best? When the power goes out or your car breaks down, the last thing you want is a flashlight with dead batteries. A solar-powered flashlight gets energy from the ...

At last week’s Greener Gadgets conference in New York, SunNight Solar chief executive Mark Bent admitted to having a problem that most execs would kill for in these tough economic times: too many ...

Conventional solar panels aren't exactly the prettiest objects on the planet, which is why companies like Tesla, SRS Energy and SunTegra have been focusing on blending this technology into roof tiles.

Portable solar panels and solar battery chargers are easy-to-use devices that provide backup power to anyone who happens to be away from a working power outlet, including hikers, car campers, and even ...

It is 70 years since AT&T’s Bell Labs unveiled a new technology for turning sunlight into power. The phone company hoped it could replace the batteries that run equipment in out-of-the-way places. It ...