Like many Americans, you might be asking yourself about making the switch to solar and whether or not it makes sense for you. Will solar panels keep your lights on during a blackout? (Probably not, ...

Calculating how many kilowatt-hours (kWh) a solar panel can produce might seem intimidating, especially if you don’t have any prior electrical knowledge or experience. Using a few basic pieces of ...

Here's how scientists are peeking into the future of new materials. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign ...

Solar panels can only generate electricity; they can’t store it, so you must pair them with a stand-alone battery bank or a power station. For home emergency power (for a few hours of power), we ...