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The Trump administration is slapping giant tariffs on solar panels — and the figures are so high, you will straight up gasp.

Trump Just Set a Tariff on Solar Panels So High That Your Eyebrows May Raise Involuntarily

By Noor Al-Sibai

The multi-layered coating is not only thinner than the silicon cells typically used in solar panels, but rivals their efficiency, too.

Scientists Develop Solar Panel Material 100 Times Thinner Than a Human Hair

By Frank Landymore

A particularly enterprising Tesla owner has built his very own solar panel array that can be mounted on the roof of his Model Y.

Tesla Owner Builds Solar Array That Folds Out of Model Y Roof

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers claim that in 2020, an astonishing 53 percent of all free-standing homes in Europe could have run entirely on solar.

Researchers Say Solar Is Getting So Good That People Could Start Quitting the Electric Grid

By Frank Landymore

In an apparent attempt to turn off a beeping noise, a janitor turned off the breaker to a freezer that contained extremely valuable research.

Janitor Attempts to Turn Off Beeping Noise, Destroys Decades of Scientific Research

By Victor Tangermann

A leading Chinese solar power company is sending its panels to space in an effort to establish 24/7 energy harnessing to send back to Earth.

Chinese Company Launching Solar Panels to Space, Where They’ll Beam Energy Down to Earth

By Noor Al-Sibai

California is spending $20 million on a pilot project that will involve 8,500 feet of solar panels covering sections of canals.

California Installing Huge Solar Panels Over Canals to Combat Drought

By Victor Tangermann

While we're not expecting to see it hitting store shelves soon, Tesla has shown off a solar range extending trailer during an exposition in Germany.

Tesla Unveils Trailer With Pop-Out Solar Panels

By Victor Tangermann

The cost of polysilicon, used in solar panel production, rose 5 percent in price this week. Solar panel costs could also increase because of the jump.

Oh Great, Gas AND Solar Prices Are Going Up

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A team of scientists are planning to drive a Tesla 9,400 miles around Australia — a journey that's entirely powered by the Sun alone, Reuters reports.

A Tesla Is Driving Around Australia, Completely on Solar Power

By Victor Tangermann

The SEC opened an investigation into Tesla over the company failing to notify shareholders of solar panel defects that could lead to fires.

Whistleblower: Tesla Didn’t Tell Buyers Its Solar Panels Might Catch Fire

By Victor Tangermann

A rural school in Batesville, Arkansas generated enough solar energy to give every teacher up to $15,000 in raises, as CBS News reports.

A School Bought Solar Panels and Saved Enough to Give All Its Teachers Raises

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists at Stanford have found a way to stabilize perovskite, a natural mineral, setting the groundwork for more efficient solar panels.

Materials Breakthrough Could Lead to Cheaper, Better Solar Panels

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers have created an AI that is able to come up with a recipe for "perovskite" that could one day be used to create spray-on solar cells.

Scientists Are Working on Spray-On Solar Panels

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has resurfaced his idea to turn 10,000 square miles in the U.S. desert into a solar farm that can power the entire nation.

Elon Musk Is Talking About Powering All of America with Solar

By Victor Tangermann

The U.S. Air Force is trying to find out if we could collect solar power in space and beam it down to Earth with the help of Northrop Grumman..

The Air Force Is Trying to Beam Solar Power Down to Earth

By Victor Tangermann