One of the hindrances to large-scale solar adoption, especially in cities, is where to install the chunky panels. Rooftops?

Transparent new solar technology offers novel ways to use electricity around your home and could automate new and existing window functions. But your windows are still just glass panes in a frame.

Transparent solar windows could turn glass facades into power generators, helping cities produce clean energy without new ...

Imagine a car whose windows and sunroof can help top up its battery while parked under the sun, or a pair of smart glasses whose lenses can harvest light to power built-in electronics.

But the lights in the company conference room are being powered by the windows, which are also acting as solar collectors. “That’s kind of the problem we set out to solve with our technology, is how ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Researchers in Australia have made a breakthrough in increasing the efficiency and stability of solar windows. Solar windows use semi-transparent solar ...

"I know New York City's itching to do it, as well as several of the other cities in the state." ...

Perovskite solar cells are easier to make and customize than silicon ones, but it'll be a few years before you see them on your office window. In a nutshell, perovskite (say that 10 times slow) is the ...

A research team in China combined solar power generation from kesterite thin-film generation with a nickel-cobalt bimetal oxide (NiCoO2) electrochromic window. The proposed prototype not only realizes ...