Energy

A.Freund/Shutterstock There are times when you’re sitting in a best-in-the-sky Boeing 747 waiting on the tarmac, with nothing to do but watch another 747 in the distance get filled with fuel. A fueling truck slides up to the plane, connects one end of a giant fuel hose to the underground fuel manifold line, connects the other

Halfpoint/Shutterstock A big part of why many homeowners get solar panels installed on their properties is to offset high electricity bills, especially during the summer months when energy usage rises sharply. While many types of solar panels can cover up to 100% of the electricity consumption needs of a household, you might still have to

Jessica Kirsh/Shutterstock If you own solar panels or are thinking about installing them, the following question might have crossed your mind: Will they work during a power outage? Unfortunately, there is no simple yes or no answer to this question. Instead, the best answer is: It depends.  The question comes up for a lot of

glenrichardphoto/Shutterstock Solar panels continue to rise in popularity year after year as more people learn about the versatility of the renewable energy source. Yes, solar panels help save the environment and reduce people’s monthly electric bills, but they can also do so much more. Depending on the type of consumer solar panels, the technology can

Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One of the major appeals of having solar panels wired into your personal power system is that they do their job passively. «Set it and forget it,» as the saying goes. You hook them up, they draw power from the sun during

Michele Ursi/Shutterstock A greenhouse is a great way to raise your own plants and produce. They work, in part, by using the sun’s rays and the natural greenhouse effect to create a warm, humid environment in which many plants can thrive, even when the weather outside is too hot or cold. While the most basic