The expiration of the 30% federal tax credit for solar and battery installations at the end of 2025 doesn’t necessarily make ...

A scientific group has proposed adding thermal solar panels to air-source heat pumps while also using grid heating to keep temperatures stable at night. The group modeled a system that could reportely ...

This video explores the innovative combination of hybrid solar tiles and heat pumps. It discusses how traditional solar ...

“You stand in the sun on a cold winter day, you feel the warmth – put that warmth into water, you have got solar thermal energy,” describes Christophe Williams, co-founder and CEO of Naked Energy. “It ...

Researchers in China have designed a two-stage, solar-assisted thermochemical heat pump system that uses caustic soda and water as a working pair. The system is reportedly able to achieve an energy ...

Oekoboiler Swiss AG continues to lead the Swiss market in developing energy-efficient heat pump boilers that combine advanced ...

Welcome to our series answering reader questions and concerns about how to cut the utility company cord. I currently use wood to heat my off-grid home but would like to figure out my options for using ...

For decades, Sandia National Laboratories' National Solar Thermal Test Facility has harnessed the power of the sun to expose aerospace materials to intense heat, replicating the harsh conditions of ...

The renewable energy source can reduce costs and stabilize winter heating — and has created jobs in the White Earth Nation. The sun brings both heat and energy. In the deep north, it is cold in the ...

Researchers in Australia are working on a way to lower the cost of producing solar thermal energy by as much as 40% with the help of shatterproof rear-view mirrors originally designed for cars. That ...