The expiration of the 30% federal tax credit for solar and battery installations at the end of 2025 doesn’t necessarily make ...

Solar thermal energy is the process of concentrating sunlight to create heat, which can be used to create electricity or to heat a home, its water supply and more. Solar thermal energy can be used as ...

The novel heat pump concept combines solar energy with chemical storage and reportedly consume 75% less electricity than conventional heat pumps. The system relies on a battery and a heat storage tank ...

Solar heating is a very efficient method of using solar energy, with the ability to absorb 900-1000w/m2 of heat from sunlight, compared to only 200-300w/m2 of electricity that could be generated from ...

Researchers developed a solar collector with a dielectric Bragg mirror, optimizing energy conversion by separating sunlight ...

Italian researchers have reviewed different system configurations for photovoltaic-thermal solar-assisted heat pumps in buildings. They say that using the PV-thermal collector as the heat pump’s ...

Australia is getting hotter. Climate change is driving more frequent and prolonged extreme heat waves and our homes are ...

Oekoboiler Swiss AG continues to lead the Swiss market in developing energy-efficient heat pump boilers that combine advanced ...

FILE – Solar panels work at the DTE O’Shea Solar Park in Detroit, Nov. 16, 2022. While Texans drag through another punishing heat wave, people have nervously watched the state's power grid, hoping it ...

Discover easy home heat upgrades you may not have thought of -- from zoned HVAC to window inserts -- that slash energy bills ...

Under a blue sky, in a former cornfield on the outskirts of San Antonio, a group of local and state officials once gathered to inaugurate the state’s first large-scale solar farm. “I can promise you ...