Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. As the world races to combat climate change, the debate over ...

In a recent letter, “Affordable energy requires honest accounting” (Herald, May 6), the author made interesting arguments ...

Want to add natural light to a drab room? Skylights and solar tubes are two options to consider. Your roof orientation, design taste, budget and energy-efficiency goals all come into play when ...

More and more homeowners are adopting renewable energy sources. Many are going for solar panels, and others are choosing wind turbines — and it's all about energy efficiency. So, which source is more ...

Solar electricity will have to compete with biofuels in the urban mobility landscape. Biofuels, however, have a very low energy productivity per hectare, as well as high requirements for fertilizers, ...

Solar flares are nothing new to Earth and we have experienced quite a few this year, but this weekend the sun let out a coronal mass ejection which is something a bit different. On Saturday, the sun ...

Back in October, Texas GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw opined that solar and wind "don't work," calling them "silly solutions." Instead, nuclear energy would be a "far better energy resource than solar and wind ...

SunPower and Sunrun are two of the biggest residential solar installers in the US, but each has made its name in different ways. SunPower sells and leases an all-in-one electron harvesting combo it ...

Deciding to embrace solar power for your home is a big deal, and there are a lot of things to keep in mind when shopping around. Beyond simply deciding between installation companies, though, you also ...

Tesla promised 1,000 Solar Roofs per week by 2019. It installed roughly 3,000 total, stopped reporting numbers, and is now ...

I set up backyard solar panels to save on my electricity bill - here's my advice 30 days later ...