Scientific American

Why solar power is taking over the world

F orty-seven years ago U.S. President Jimmy Carter stood grinning in front of a set of 32 bulky solar panels. It was 1979, and the oil crisis had sent fuel costs skyrocketing. Car ...

City solar array project nearly complete at 5 Bemidji locations

The Bemidji Planning Board recently provided an update on its city solar array program, which broke ground in March. Bemidji Planning Director Jamin Carlson said that 95% of the ...

Science says solar panels do more than cut bills: they can cool your house and raise its resale value

Solar panels do more than cut bills. Discover how science shows they can cool your house and raise its resale value.

Arkansas is installing 96 solar panels on a 40-acre farm reservoir: researchers want to see how migratory birds along the Mississippi flyway react

In a groundbreaking initiative, scientists are piloting floating solar panels on a reservoir in Arkansas. This experimental project aims to evaluate the costs, maintenance, and efficiency of the ...

Bat activity jumped 50% over Midwest solar farms as farmers planted nearby fields, and researchers think vegetation beneath panels may be the reason

Spring changes the sound of the countryside. Fields that have spent the winter covered in crop residue are opened up, ...

Singapore put solar panels on the sea expecting waves to be the biggest challenge, but barnacles had other plans

Singapore is using floating solar farms to address land scarcity while expanding renewable energy generation. However, marine organisms can attach to these structures, increasing their weight and ...