Using the sun's energy to heat water is a smart and affordable way to go green. A DIY solar water heater can cut your ...

This remarkable feat has been running successfully for an astonishing eight years without a single battery replacement, as ...

A solar panel array may look passive and innocent, but it's generating enough electricity to power a home, and all it takes ...

Sometimes I build houses and sometimes I make furniture, so I wanted a “maker” version of a work truck that meets my specific needs. I am doing some off grid builds out in the Joshua tree area so ...

An inventor designed rooftop solar panels for a Tesla that draws solar energy while the car is parked, adding travel mileage ...

but this only applies to solar panels that were installed by licensed professionals. Installing them yourself could void the warranty. DIY installations also carry numerous other risks ...

This bike has plenty of things we’ve seen before, such as solar panels and an electric motor, but plenty of things that are completely novel as well. For such long-distance trips, the preferred ...

Fed up with high price quotes from solar companies, some homeowners are DIY-ing their transition to solar power. That can include buying their own components — and, in some cases, even working ...

DIY projects only have the Enphase IQ 5P option. It currently operates in multiple states across the U.S. We’ve heard from over 200 verified Freedom Solar Power customers. Over a recent two-year ...

The complex silicon in solar panels are what keep the prices out of reach of developing nations, and while there are a number of new technologies that are helping bring down the cost ...