How many of us have spent weeks rubbing together the batteries of our TV remotes to get a bit more life out of them before finally biting the bullet and buying some new ones? This could soon be an ...

When it comes to the best outdoor lights it doesn’t really matter what the weather’s like because you can see the spectacular results just as easily from behind closed doors. There are numerous ...

Electree Mini uses the same technology as its predecessor. It captures light through flexible mini solar panels held by the branches, mimicking the process of photosynthesis. The completely autonomous ...

Roughly a fifth of the world’s population can’t connect to the grid directly. Enter Tiny Pipes, a Philippines-based experiment in equipping homes with mini solar panels to rent via mobile phone. Alex ...

You can find small, self-made solar power panels on walls and balconies, roofs and terraces all over the world. Here's a look at what kinds of systems are out there ...

European scientists have developed mini modules with an active area of 14 cm² and a 3.68% efficiency rating. The panels also have a self-adjusting feature that can help to mitigate the amount of light ...

IKEA has teamed up with Little Sun—a company co-founded by renowned artist Olafur Eliasson—to bring power to people all over the world. The project, which is being called "Sammanlänkad" (Swedish for ...

Scientists from Singapore's Energy Research Institute at Nanyang Technological University have investigated how thermal evaporation (TE) could be used to fabricate mini perovskite solar modules. TE ...