Linda Hezel gets up early to clip herbs, vegetables and produce from the plants on her farm north of Kansas City. “I'm trying peppers which you normally think would be only in full sun,” Hezel said.

Solestial, a manufacturer of lightweight, radiation-hardened silicon PV products for space, has received $1.2 million to fund the development of a novel solar array wing concept for small satellites ...

Across the United States, renters and condo owners are testing small “balcony solar” kits to chip away at rising electric bills. Instead of a full rooftop array, these plug-in panels perch on a ...

Despite a sunny climate, Alabama ranks 49th among U.S. states in residential solar installations. Advocates say the steep ...

Small solar panel kits designed to plug into a standard wall outlet are drawing real legislative attention across multiple ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plug-in solar systems may provide a fraction of the energy generated by conventional rooftop arrays, but they also cost a lot less ...