Parking lots and garage rooftops offer expansive, un-shaded and unobstructed spaces ideal for housing commercial-scale solar energy systems. For years, solar photovoltaics (PV) have proven to be a ...

Solar design in contemporary architecture is rooted in the profession's sustainable turn. The relationship between architecture and energy is tied to both passive strategies and performance via more ...

Students have 44 extra covered parking spaces in Parking Structure 2, thanks to solar-powered laminates installed in March. The solar-powered laminates add shade and convert sunlight to electrical ...

Researchers at the Norwegian institute Sintef are testing a special floating structure that Equinor wants to deploy in offshore waters. The structure is built with an anchoring system that is claimed ...

UK-based insulation specialist and roofing materials provider SIG Building Solutions has developed a new solar canopy support structure that is reportedly an ideal solution for east-west oriented ...

Earthquakes don’t rank highly as a natural risk to solar projects despite the isolated devastation they can cause. Wind, snow ...

The energy-generating potential of solar panels — and a key limitation on their use — is a result of what they’re made of. Panels made of silicon are declining in price such that in some locations ...

Solar racking producer Schletter Group has completed construction on a 96MWp solar PV project in northern Italy.