Every solar panel company makes bold claims about its panel efficiency, maximum wattage availability, temperature coefficient and other specs in optimal conditions. Anyone who does product testing ...

The global solar boom has introduced a new urgency around asset durability, performance, and risk. As utility-scale solar farms become more common, so do the invisible defects that compromise ...

When golf ball-sized hail started hammering Texas last spring, solar panels across the state faced their ultimate test. The verdict? Most panels emerged unscathed, proving that today's solar ...

Researchers from TNO and Fraunhofer ISE ran a 1-year outdoor test of perovskite/perovskite/silicon triple-junction solar ...

Agrisolar — a practice which essentially marries agriculture and solar photovoltaic energy — is beginning to catch on around the globe, and researchers recently set out to quantify its benefits in a ...

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE (Fraunhofer ISE) has found that current UV testing methods overestimate degradation in tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar modules, as dark ...

A solar system stress test for off grid living shows you where your power system fails before a storm, cold snap, or long ...

I set up backyard solar panels to save on my electricity bill - here's my advice 30 days later ...

Broken panels at ER Waite Cemetery Solar Site in Shaftsbury on March, 24, 2026. Photo courtesy of Vermonters for a Clean Environment. High winds in October and March blew down a large number of solar ...