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6 things I’ve learned after a decade of using rooftop solar

6 things I’ve learned after a decade of using rooftop solar

Published Mar 7, 2026, 6:00PM EST Bertel is a lifelong tech enthusiast with over a decade of experience writing thousands of articles about Android devices, Linux, and more. Before joining the How-To Geek team, Bertel wrote for the likes of MakeUseOf,MakeTechEasier, and Android Policeat the latter he wrote over 3,500 articles. He delights in helping

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Why People Keep Attacking & Vandalizing These Specific Traffic Cameras

Why People Keep Attacking & Vandalizing These Specific Traffic Cameras

TRAVIS6DANIEL/Shutterstock Have you spotted a Flock camera on your daily commute yet? If not, it’s possible somebody knocked the things down. Over 80,000 of these surveillance traffic cameras have been installed across the US so far, making them one of the most widespread forms of surveillance in the country. Unsurprisingly, not everyone’s thrilled by that

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Scientists Map the Hidden Chemistry of Solar-Powered Catalysts

Scientists Map the Hidden Chemistry of Solar-Powered Catalysts

Three layers of a silver ion-doped polyheptazine imide polymeric network. In this example the metal ions are located between the layers, inducing lattice expansion and structural distortion. However, the polymeric backbone remains intact. Only the pore geometry changes. Credit: B. Schröder/HZDR A new computational approach reveals how subtle structural changes in polyheptazine imides can dramatically

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Cameroonians turn to private solar grids in response to prolonged power cuts

In Mile four of the New Council area in Bamenda, of the North West region of Cameroon, residents have increasingly turned to solar energy to cope with prolonged and unpredictable electricity disruptions as the country’s electricity crisis intensified. For the past two years, households in this part of town say they have experienced inconsistent or

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Mars orbiters witness solar superstorm striking the Red Planet: ‘The timing was extremely lucky’

Mars orbiters witness solar superstorm striking the Red Planet: ‘The timing was extremely lucky’

An artist’s rendering of a solar storm stripping charged particles from the Red Planet’s upper atmosphere. (Image credit: NASA/GSFC) Two European Space Agency Mars-orbiting missions, the Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft, watched as a powerful solar “superstorm” that ravaged Earth also struck the Red Planet. The storm caused glitching spacecraft and a

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Zelestra begins construction on 441MWdc solar portfolio in Texas

Zelestra begins construction on 441MWdc solar portfolio in Texas

In total, around 704,000 bifacial modules will be installed across approximately 2,400 acres. According to the company, development and construction activities are expected to create around 400 local jobs.  The Echols Grove plant is located in Lamar County, while the Cedar Range project is situated in Hopkins County. Both facilities will operate under long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Facebook’s

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Silfab Solar pauses operations at module & cell factory after chemical spills

Silfab Solar pauses operations at module & cell factory after chemical spills

The incidents were chemical spills that reportedly involved roughly 300 gallons of potassium hydroxide and an unspecified amount of hydrofluoric acid. Both chemicals are key to the production of solar cells, particularly in texturing processes. According to local media, authorities have said the spills do not pose a risk to public safety, though a nearby

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TaiyangNews Releases Market Survey on Solar Trackers 2026: Trackers evolve into intelligent, adaptive energy platforms

The TaiyangNews Solar Trackers Market Survey 2026 provides a comprehensive overview of the latest technological developments shaping the tracker segment. Featuring 17 companies and 32 products, the report highlights key trends in tracker architecture, control intelligence, resilience engineering, and system integration. (1888PressRelease) March 06, 2026 – Dsseldorf / Hyderabad – At a Glance Key Findings

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NCBA Drives Sustainable Homeownership with Electric Property Tour and Solar Leasing Solution

NCBA Drives Sustainable Homeownership with Electric Property Tour and Solar Leasing Solution

NCBA Bank has reinforced its commitment to sustainable and affordable homeownership by hosting its annual Property Investment Tour using fully electric buses and unveiling its new Solar Leasing Solution aimed at making clean energy more accessible for Kenyan households. The initiative comes at a time when homeownership rates in Kenya are facing increasing pressure due

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Ground-mounted perovksite solar module testing field goes online in China

Ground-mounted perovksite solar module testing field goes online in China

The 1 MW testing facility is located in Xuwei New Area, Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. It is designed to generate long-term field data on large-area perovskite modules in coastal conditions. March 5, 2026 Vincent Shaw A 1 MWp perovskite PV field-test plant in Xuwei New Area, Lianyungang, in Chinas Jiangsu province, was connected to the grid

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