Here, you'll find the latest news on solar power, including technologies like solar panels that collect the sun's rays and turn that light into energy.
Latest about solar power
Intelligent aliens would need a power supply to jump-start their civilization — would they require fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels powered the industrial revolution. Would aliens need a similar power source to jump-start a technical revolution?
Nanoparticle breakthrough could bring 'holy grail' of solar power within reach
Digital generated image of solar panel with purple-blue reflection.
Solar-powered EV can drive 40 miles daily using only the power of the sun
The Aptera Launch Edition EV offers 400 miles of range on a single charge using an electrical output in addition to 40 miles per day powered by only the sun.
China plans to build enormous solar array in space — and it could collect more energy in a year than 'all the oil on Earth'
China has announced plans to build a giant solar power space station, which will be lifted into orbit piece by piece using the nation's brand-new heavy lift rockets.
Near-unlimited EV range now a possibility thanks to surprising new technology — solar paint
Mercedes-Benz is developing a new type of solar paint that could free EV owners from the perennial problem of range anxiety.
Can mirrors facing each other create infinite reflections?
Infinite mirrors are a fun party trick, but the physics behind this phenomenon explains why it may not be true.
Wind and solar power overtakes coal for the first time ever in the US
Wind and solar power produced a combined 252 terawatt-hours in the first five months of 2023, compared with coal's output of 249 TWh
