Greenhouses are an increasingly large slice of American agriculture. There are plenty of advantages to growing crops in greenhouses, but one downside is the energy needed to, most importantly, keep ...

Greenhouses and solar panels both need to be placed in areas with a lot of sunlight – so why not combine the two? Semi-transparent solar cells could potentially be built into the glass roof panels of ...

When greenhouses were popularized in the 19th century, they revolutionized the way plants and produce were grown. Today, greenhouses can maintain constant temperatures all year long, making them ideal ...

Transparent solar panels might make greenhouses energy-neutral in the future, says a new study. The House Republicans’ released their big climate-change ‘plan’: Carbon capture and trees. Martha’s ...

Advances in transparent solar cells mean that soon we might be able to install them into windows and greenhouses. But in the latter case, would they deprive plants of vital sunlight? To find out, ...

Soliculture’s director of engineering and UC Santa Cruz alumna Melissa Osborn, with members of the Alberta Innovates-Technology Futures team, conducting trials of Soliculture’s solar panels in a lower ...

Urbanstead is building a “passive solar greenhouse,&dquo; in Francisville, backed in part by a $5,000 grant from Whole Foods’ foundation. Urbanstead builds a passive solar greenhouse on its farm in ...

What is the best solar fan? If you have a greenhouse, you know the struggle of keeping them ventilated. Unfortunately, greenhouses with stale air can promote fungal growth and other potential diseases ...

Do you dream of having your very own dedicated space for growing flowers, plants, and even your own food year-round? If you think a greenhouse is out of reach, think again: you can construct a simple ...

As the co-owner of a California property that has never been tied to the electric grid, I can attest to the warm feeling of self-sufficiency that comes with a functioning solar power system. We’ve ...