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 ...

Want to add natural light to a drab room? Skylights and solar tubes are two options to consider. Your roof orientation, design taste, budget and energy-efficiency goals all come into play when ...

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 ...

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 ...

Brett Batten and his fiancee Ying faced a problem in their Wortley Village duplex that’s common to many older homes: a lack of daylight, and concurrently a lack of fresh air in their loft. Two older ...

When you think about harnessing the power of solar energy for your home, the cost point of solar panels may be intimidating. But, what about a low-cost way to use solar power? With solar powered ...

In the context of our cities today, where the affordable land area available per person is limited, it is common to see landlocked built spaces with limited to no access to the outdoors. This results ...

The Sundolier piqued a lot on interest when we first reported on the unique solar robot, which can light entire rooms. The other side of the design is the company’s diffusion ‘chandlers’, which bounce ...

You can use multiple light sources to charge solar lights, but they work best with sunlight, so it's almost always better to leave them out in the sun. They use the same technology as solar panels, ...

Now there’s no excuse not to bring solar power into your life – in just a few weeks IKEA will be stocking their shelves with a new line of solar-powered summer night lighting! Dubbed SOLIG, the ...