The 126 MW Omkareshwar Floating Solar Park spans 642 acres, boosting green power. Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson reports on this innovative solution to global energy challenges.

Solar panels have gotten so cheap that the plant, born of an old attempt at harnessing the power of the sun, appears to be obsolete.

As the electrons flow through the cell, they generate electricity. On a much larger scale, solar-thermal power plants employ various techniques to concentrate the sun's energy as a heat source.

Clean energy is crucial to meet rising U.S. electricity demand, according to industry analysts and executives. But the Trump ...

They are part of what's known as a virtual power plant (VPP), a term that refers to the coordination of solar panels, batteries and other smart tech among hundreds or even thousands of homes.