The first frost doesn’t have to be the final curtain for your garden. Imagine pulling crisp spinach and snappy carrots in December, or harvesting fresh kale in January while your neighbor’s plot ...

THE roll-out of solar boxes in the local market has been giving homeowners access to reliable backup energy while also helping to reduce electricity costs. The units, sold locally by Solar Essentials ...

A research group from Ghana has developed a solar PV-powered steam cooker (ISESC) with sand-based thermal energy storage (TES). “The potential of sand, given its thermal stability and low cost, has ...

In Mexico, a grassroots environmental initiative to use solar power to cook is increasing in popularity. Environmental activist Lorena Harp set up "Cocineras Solares", or Solar Cooks, in the state of ...

The decision came the day before the Federal Reserve begins a two-day meeting at which policymakers are expected to cut interest rates. By Tony Romm Colby Smith and Ben Casselman A federal appeals ...

SolarEdge and Solar Landscape are going to turn hundreds of empty commercial rooftops into solar energy generators in the US. The two companies announced today that they’ve struck a deal to use ...

When you buy a pair of shoes, are you the type of person that ditches the box or keeps it? Understandably, a lot of us like to avoid clutter, so tossing it into the recycling might seem like a smart ...

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They’re marketed as “Solar Generators” or “Solar Power Stations” but what they are is a nice box with a battery, charge controller, and inverter inside. [DoItYourselfDad] on Youtube decided that since ...

What if you could harness the power of the sun to generate your own energy—right in your backyard? Imagine a system so efficient it could heat water, power small appliances, or even serve as a backup ...

Tyler Gerardot is an electrical maintenance technician Sweetwater Sound. He maintains the company's 260 rooftop solar panels. Indiana is expected to add a lot of solar power in the next five years — ...