As it turns out, though, setting up a portable solar power source as backup power for your home isn’t the same as setting up a portable gas-powered generator.

A new study analyses how to make solar thermoelectric generators, or STEGs, more efficient by using a new “black metal” as well as laser-etched nanostructures to improve heat absorption and ...

From keeping your phone charged to powering your whole home, here are my top picks for power stations and solar generators for home backup.

Adding up the running watts and the highest starting wattage of all the devices you wish to power with a generator will help ...