Not too long ago, Bryan and Summer Stubblefield wanted to outfit their California home with solar panels. They were considering an electric vehicle, and powering it with the sun seemed like the ...

While it’s important to make your patio ... panels is a great way to add a bit more shade. If you want to stay dry, but still maximize the sun exposure, consider attaching a plexi roof.

Rooftop solar panels can save money on energy bills, but homeowners may also face more expensive roof repairs as a result.

It's a demonstration project by Vienna's University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), to show how a green roof can be combined with solar panels while preserving the feel of a garden.

Anyone who has ever sat on a metal slide in the middle of summer as a kid can agree that the light of the sun makes metal ...

Even if your roof is sometimes shaded, that doesn't mean you can't install solar panels. As the sun moves across the sky, it ...

“Installing solar panels involves understanding electrical systems, building codes and structural integrity,” explained Chris Stevenson, vice president of 730 South Exteriors & Roofing in Denver.

literally through the roof. Solar panels became commercially available in the 1950s, and like many new technologies, they were not very effective at first. Generating just a few watts of ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Daniela De Lorenzo is a Oslo-based reporter covering sustainability. Solar power is the cheapest source of clean energy currently on the ...

If you have limited roof space, you might need more efficient panels to make the investment worth it. Additional equipment costs Solar panels usually make up the largest portion of your hard cost ...