Penn State: Powered by the sun

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State and Lightsource BP announced today (Feb. 5) the development of 70 megawatts of large-scale, offsite solar …

News flash: Solar works in cold weather

First, a solar photovoltaic (PV) panel creates energy from the sun’s radiation (light) not the sun’s heat. A PV solar panel is made up of a layer of silicon …