The high inflation of the past few years, including significant increases in power bills, means it costs more and more to turn on the lights. Solar panels are one way to take a bite out of those power ...

Solar tubes are a low-cost alternative to installing skylights. These miniskylights are available in a few different sizes and are packaged complete with roof ...

We have a lot of off grid design features in our house. One of those is solar tubes. Since they seem to generate so much interest with visitors I thought I would share what I know about them after ...

USAG DAEGU, South Korea -- We consume a lot of energy because it's an essential part of day to day life; we can't live without it. However, excessive use of energy sources such as oil, coal and gas ...

UK-based solar tech developer Naked Energy’s rooftop solar vacuum tubes, which produce both electricity and heat, will soon be sold in the United States. Peoria, Illinois-headquartered ELM Companies, ...

Millions of cylindrical glass tubes--the signature component of Solyndra's solar panels--were abandoned and presumably destined for destruction after the startup filed for bankruptcy. But not all of ...

Bavaria's minister of economic affairs, Hubert Aiwanger, has awarded €10.8 million to German photovoltaic company Tube Solar AG. The company makes what it describes as robust, lightweight thin-film ...

Maker of CIGS thin-film solar tubes secures $600 million in funding and $1.2 billion in contracts. In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the nuts and bolts. Whether it's cars, robots, ...

Large banks of windows are becoming more common in new home construction because Canadians thirst for natural light. Logan McPhail, owner of LightCo Solar Systems, describes a solar tube as a shaft ...