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 ...

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 ...

Spain's ULMA Agrícola consortium and Tecnalia research center have developed a new type of photovoltaic solar panel for greenhouses that can generate electricity without an adverse effect on the crops ...

Personal greenhouses are an excellent way to extend the growing season for any region throughout the United States and Canada. By starting seeds well before the last frost date, it's possible to ...

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 ...

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 ...

A pilot structure built in California has shown that ‘wavelength selective’ greenhouses can be designed with solar panels that feed crops enough sunlight, while also powering the structure. In the ...

About 450 solar panels on top of Urbandale's maintenance facility have saved the city around $22,500 annually on its ...