Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new ...

For the first time on record, renewable energy sources like wind and solar produced more electricity than coal in the first half of 2025, marking a major milestone in the global transition toward ...

Record volumes of solar helped to keep Europe’s electricity grids stable through a heatwave in late June and early July, according to a new report by London-based energy think tank Ember. Ember’s ...

A new report from a leading solar industry group and a top energy data analytics firm said about 43 GW of new solar power generation capacity was added across the U.S. last year. The Solar Market ...

Solar PV accounted for 17.6% of the world’s electricity generation in the first nine months of 2025. Image: American Public Power Association, Unsplash. The world generated 2,109.76TWh of electricity ...

Solar and wind are growing fast enough to meet all new electricity demand worldwide for the first three quarters of 2025, according to new data from energy think tank Ember. The group now expects ...

Solar power generation hit a new record this week. At 2 p.m. Thursday, French solar output surged to 19.5 gigawatts, meeting nearly 40% of national demand, according to grid operator RTE. Negative ...

Solar panels may dominate rooftops today, but another form of solar technology—solar thermoelectric generators (STEGs)—is quietly catching up. These devices work differently from the photovoltaics in ...