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A solar panel installation in your home can bring all sorts of benefits: lower electric bills, a smaller carbon footprint and even raising the value of your home. But what if your house is surrounded ...

The secretary of the Department of Energy made this statement on Sept. 2 concerning a solar-energy incident: “Even if you wrapped the entire planet in a solar panel, you would only be producing 20% of ...

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Could we redesign solar panels so we can harvest crops and renewable energy in the same space? Solar energy production and farming land benefit from flat, open, sunny fields. But solar panels and ...