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Erin Vaughan is a blogger, gardener and aspiring homeowner. She currently resides in Austin, TX. Erin write with the goal of empowering homeowners with the expert guidance and educational tools they need to take on big home projects with confidence.

Events & Conferences Feature Science and Technology

Using solar to power eco-friendly outdoor performances

Art is at its most powerful when it inspires its viewers into action—and when the artist’s message revolves around alternative energy, those pieces have the...

Erin Vaughan / April 7, 2018

Feature Perspective

Is space-based solar power the answer to a looming energy crisis?

The best spot for solar power isn’t California. It’s not the sub-Saharan desert or the wilds of the...

Erin Vaughan / February 4, 2018

Feature Perspective

Is a diverse workforce the way forward for solar?

The Solar Foundation’s 2017 U.S. Solar Industry Diversity Study recently released, causing a stir among solar workers and...

Erin Vaughan / January 21, 2018

Perspective Science and Technology

What’s powering the Blockchain economy—solar energy

Earlier this year, Bitcoin reported that "miners"—volunteers who notarize Bitcoin transactions—have begun investing heavily in solar as a way to offset electricity costs from large,...

Erin Vaughan / October 16, 2017

Sungevity lays off approximately 400 employees due to the coronavirus pandemic

The California Public Utilities Commission plans to reduce the state’s energy sector greenhouse gases by 100%

A new solar panel manufacturing plant with the capacity to supply half of all global demand

All the resi solar you need by 2050. NY farmers install large solar farms. Solar is winning in China despite the lockdown.

This solar cell can both withstand harsh environmental hazards and is 26.7% efficient in power conversion

Researchers have created a low-cost solar cell with one of the highest power-conversion efficiencies to date

New technology can extend battery lifetimes and support the transition to large-scale storage of renewable energy

Scientists at Northern Illinois University develop safer lead-based perovskite solar cell

Scientists have made a breakthrough in the development of a new generation of electronics

Researchers have overcome a key obstacle in combining perovskites with silicon solar cells

New indoor photovoltaic cells can convert up to 34 percent of visible light into electricity

Department of Energy scientists learn more about the first hours of a lithium-ion battery’s life

Driven by strong solar growth, U.S. production and consumption of renewable energy increases in 2019

New U.S. renewables capacity overwhelms coal, gas, oil, and nuclear combined

U.S solar showed strong growth—accounting for almost 2.6% of total electrical output in 2019

FERC report confirms renewables provided a majority of new energy generating capacity in 2019

Growing energy and fossil-fueled economic growth, does not play a significant role in increasing life expectancy

Researchers developed a simulation framework that considers the full life cycle effects of phasing out coal

Scientists have investigated the physical causes that limit the efficiency of organic solar cells

Study examines energy inequality for income classes across 86 countries, from highly industrialized to developing ones

Next-generation solar panels boost efficiency but may carry toxic risks

How changes brought on by coronavirus could help tackle climate change

Ontario needs to reconsider its current electricity demand problems and focus on conservation efforts

Solar will soon be unbeatable as new technologies boost efficiency and lower costs

Experts in the properties of electrical energy storage have found a new way to improve lithium-ion batteries

Does it make financial sense for a homeowner to borrow in order to pay for solar panels?

The Panasonic Elite Installer Program, and its numerous benefits to solar professionals | Headlines ThisWeek

Silicon’s advantage as a better anode over graphite—in next-generation lithium-ion battery technology

Erin Vaughan

Using solar to power eco-friendly outdoor performances

Is space-based solar power the answer to a looming energy crisis?

Is a diverse workforce the way forward for solar?

What’s powering the Blockchain economy—solar energy