Think of solar greenhouse heaters as a way to supplement existing heating systems. They're out there, but some assembly may be required.

What if you could harness the power of the sun to generate your own energy—right in your backyard? Imagine a system so efficient it could heat water, power small appliances, or even serve as a backup ...

A passive solar-heated home needs no solar panels to heat or cool it. Rather, the energy used to heat and cool a house comes directly from the sun through skylights and windows. Some of that energy is ...

Since ancient times, people have found ways to use the sun’s heat to stay warm or keep cool. They built homes from clay and other materials that hold heat well, and they placed them in ways that ...

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 ...

DOI: Economics of Grid-Tied Solar Photovoltaic Systems Coupled to Heat Pumps: The Case of Northern Climates of the U.S. and Canada Two new Michigan Tech studies show how heating with electric heat ...