Researchers at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute have developed ShadeCut, a technology that applies patterned colored films to solar panels to mimic roof tiles, masonry, or custom designs.

Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have succeeded in creating colored films with transparent ...

German scientists have designed colored PV films that let solar panels resemble roof tiles while maintaining about 95 percent ...

Keeping plants alive is easy if you’re diligent and never forget to check on your green friends. However, a little electronic ...

If you were to point to a single device responsible for much of Hackaday’s early success, it might be the Arduino Uno. The ...

Norwegian researchers have developed a multi-pyranometer method to more accurately estimate global tilted irradiance (GTI) in the Arctic by separating beam, diffuse, and reflected solar components.

The University of Arkansas marked Earth Day on Wednesday by offering tours of new solar panels that are part of the largest ...

The two teens huddled around their science teacher, eyes wide as he held a tiny solar panel beneath a fluorescent lamp. As light glinted off the device, a miniature, solar-powered fan whirred to life.

On a bright morning, graduate student Jeremy Klotz and professor Shree Nayar walked through upper Manhattan with a tall ...

For years, one of the few worthy criticisms of solar power was that it can take up a lot of land. The solution was apparently ...

A 100,000-ton carrier retrofitted with spinning sails shows how wind-assisted propulsion can reduce fuel consumption and CO₂ ...