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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

FREMONT, California -- Solar cells have been converting sunlight into electricity for years, but scientists have been much less successful at turning that technology into money. Now, in a staid Bay ...

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 ...

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 ...