"Even on a very cloudy or rainy day, you'll get some electricity." Home energy expert dispels common myth about solar panels ...

Solar energy doesn't work at night without a storage device such as a battery, and cloudy weather can make the technology unreliable during the day. Solar technologies are also very expensive and ...

When the sun shines or the wind blows, solar panels and wind turbines gather ... they can use to offset their electricity costs on cloudy days or at nighttime. This practice is known as net ...

A third of UK adults are confused about how power is produced, with 27 per cent unsure how their electrical and gas appliances at home are powered, a poll of 2,000 adults revealed ...

This lets them face towards the sun all day. Image caption ... Disadvantages of solar energy Solar panels are not useful when it is cloudy (which means solar farms are more effective in places ...