While Barron-Gafford said some laughed him off when he first proposed the idea of growing crops in the shade of solar panels, this added sun shield can actually help them grow better, especially in ...

The Maryland Department of the Environment is pushing for 50% of the state’s electricity generation by 2030 to come from renewable energy resources, such as solar. Solar projects in Maryland include ...

Take unproductive farmland — much of it located in California’s San Joaquin Valley — and replant it with acres of solar ...

SOLARCYCLE and Arizona State University built a solar panel with 50% recycled glass, and it performed just like a new one.

Solar panels are best if "your roof is unobstructed by trees or other structures and south-facing with a slope between 15 to 40 degrees," said Nerdwallet. The size and age of your roof.

In the early 2000s, Germany encouraged people to install solar panels on the roofs of their homes by rewarding them with payments, known as feed-in tariffs, for sending energy to the grid.