New solar tree design offers improved module cooling, lower shading losses Researchers in Hungary have proposed to build photovoltaic trees with a significant distance between the solar panels. The ...

Scientists in India have designed a solar tree solution that can be used for both on-grid and off-grid applications, where space availability is a major constraint and the shading effect needs to be ...

A new Taschen book spotlights 62 architect-designed tree houses—from floating globes and steel cubes to net terraces and modular cells. Here are eight standouts from around the world. Tree houses ...

DIYer and woodworker April Wilkerson creates large-scale wood wall art featuring a giant tree design.

Solar trees don't produce as much electricity as rooftop solar arrays, but they do decorate urban spaces and increase public awareness about the beauty of solar energy. Solar trees are constructed ...