Pairing solar panels with energy storage is becoming increasingly popular -- and for good reason. Homeowners who install a battery alongside their rooftop solar array unlock the ability to store solar ...

Find the best solar options for your home and budget. Find the best solar options for your home and budget. A solar charge controller is a device found in a photovoltaic (PV) energy system that ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

A charge controller is a voltage or current controller which is used to keep the batteries from overcharging It maintain the rate of voltage and current coming from the solar panel to the batteries.

Portable solar panels are reshaping how backcountry explorers think about access to electricity. Solar has become far more affordable and widely available in less than a decade. As a result, these ...

DIY solar power projects have always been fascinating to me. I kind of wrote the book on the subject. And since electric bikes have always been a huge part of my life, combining the two has always ...

An MPPT controller is far more advanced than a PWM controller as it enables the solar panel to operate at its maximum power point (the optimum voltage for maximum power output). It’s basically an ...