Discover how to create a simple and effective DIY solar charger for your smartphone using just a small piece of plastic, ...

Tapping into the limitless power of the sun is something the automotive industry has been working on for years. Well, this next project exploits the sun's power to build a "solar-powered car." Oh, and ...

We see plenty of solar projects here on Hackaday, but they primarily consist of projects that use an off-the-shelf solar panel to power something else. We see very few projects where people actually ...

DIY enthusiasts equipped with a photovoltaic system can now build their own management system to optimize their self-consumption. French electronics and telecommunications engineer André Buhart, now ...

It sounds like a crackpot invention advertised on the back of an old comic book: DIY solar panels you plug into a standard wall outlet to pump electricity into your home. And yet they’re totally real, ...

ESB has been asked to 'accelerate' new regs and standards for 'balcony solar' ...

As electricity prices soar and rooftop solar subsidies vanish, some US renters and homeowners are surreptitiously installing solar panels on balconies and backyards without their utility’s permission.