Solar industry to transition the economy from fossil fuels, requiring trillions of dollars and many years. Global solar spending projected to hit $450 billion by 2025, surpassing other technologies.

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For people with a wandering soul, there is something irresistibly appealing to the idea of packing up your life and traveling the world in a mobile home. Many hold back from embracing a nomadic ...

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This new wave of solar producers aren’t just getting cheap electricity, they’re also participating in the energy transition. More than 500,000 plug-in solar systems have been installed in Germany, ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It’s a common sight across the state: rows of suburban homes topped with solar panels. But as California works toward its ambitious clean energy vision, an almost counterintuitive ...

It is 70 years since AT&T’s Bell Labs unveiled a new technology for turning sunlight into power. The phone company hoped it could replace the batteries that run equipment in out-of-the-way places. It ...

Stronger solar storms have happened, and one caused havoc with one of the earliest electronic technologies. On Sept. 1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems around the world failed catastrophically. The ...