Solar PV’s generation growth in 2024 is forecast to be even faster than in 2023. Chart: Ember. For the second year in a row, global growth in solar PV generation capacity outpaced that of wind in 2023 ...

Fossil fuels accounted for 27% of the EU’s electricity generation in the first half of the year, a 17% decline over the first half of 2023. Image: Sungrow. Solar and wind power accounted for 30% of ...

June 3 (Reuters) - Wind and solar power generation in the European Union increased by 46% from 2019, when the current European Commission took office, to 2023, displacing a fifth of the bloc's fossil ...

New data from global energy consultancy Rystad Energy shows that all Australian large-scale solar power plants generated 16.2 TWh of clean energy in 2024, up from 15 TWh in 2023 with Queensland home ...

Fluctuations in solar radiation are a problem for solar power plants as they cause problems in the power grid and other reliability issues. In a recent study, scientists aimed to deepen our ...

This summer, solar power generation globally could exceed electricity from nuclear power plants for the first time ever, as solar capacity soars and sunlight and daylight hours are long in the ...

From rolling blackouts in California to windstorms toppling forests (and power lines) in Washington State; hurricanes devastating communities along the eastern seaboard to electrical grid failures in ...

Solar PV is experiencing unprecedented growth on a global scale. According to surveys by IRENA, IEA, GEM, WNA and GWEC, the total installed capacity of solar power in the world surpassed nuclear ...

LITTLETON, Colorado, May 30 (Reuters) - After a breakneck expansion that lifted solar generation by over 200% since 2019, Spain's solar installation pace looks set to slow in 2024 as historically weak ...

In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Helene, as more than 2.6 million homes and businesses across five states were without power, officials warned residents with generators to only use them ...

Imagine a field of solar panels floating silently in the endless day of Earth’s orbit. Unlike their terrestrial cousins, this space-based solar array never faces nighttime, clouds, or atmospheric ...