On millions of American roofs, a solar panel is steadily doing exactly what it was sold to do. It turns sunlight into power, asks for almost nothing, and keeps the electricity bill low year after year ...

A growing global water crisis is forcing scientists to rethink how fresh water is produced. Across the world, billions of ...

Gauteng's Emfuleni may impose a R2,400 solar panel fee and R463 monthly charges for residents, sparking legal and financial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock As solar installations age, discarded panels are becoming a bigger waste problem worldwide. But a new ...

Researchers have demonstrated how to use the power of the sun to turn plastic waste, such as drink bottles, into clean ...

This type of technology could help cities and companies manage plastic waste while producing a useful fuel at the same time.

By Ifeanyi Ochonogor Nigeria’s persistent electricity challenges have driven millions of households, businesses, schools, and ...

Guided by floating barriers, the Interceptor has already stopped more than 143,000lbs of rubbish from entering the Pacific from one LA river ...

Silicon solar panels dominate the global market, but they’re not the only technology powering the renewable energy revolution. Cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar panels have quietly become one of the most ...

A University of Rochester team built laser-etched black metal panels that turn seawater into drinking water with zero toxic ...