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 ...

LITTLETON, Colorado, May 21 (Reuters) - Global electricity generation from solar farms is set to exceed output from nuclear reactors for the first time this summer, marking an important milestone in ...

SAN ANTONIO – As another hot summer approaches, KSAT Explains went to a CPS Energy solar facility for a Q&A about how energy generated by the sun works. KSAT spoke with Mike Hale, CPS Energy’s Interim ...

The world added 474TWh of new solar capacity in 2024. Image: Ember Climate. The world’s cumulative installed solar generation capacity has doubled between 2022 and 2024, to reach over 2,000TWh, which ...

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 ...

Electricity demand could increase up to 16 percent across the United States by 2030, requiring up to a six-fold increase in the pace of building new generation and transmission. Can solar-plus-storage ...

Solar’s contribution to European electricity consumption rose in the first half of 2025, but was offset by falling wind power generation. Image: Fraunhofer ISE/energy-charts.info Many European ...

LITTLETON, Colorado, May 22 (Reuters) - Solar farms are set for a record stretch of power sector dominance in Germany after becoming the single largest generation source in the country at the earliest ...

Researchers and startups worldwide are developing advanced solar technologies, such as perovskite-silicon tandem cells and orb-shaped panels, to significantly enhance efficiency and energy production.

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio is among the top states for solar power generation, though its position is slipping amid restrictions enacted by the super-majority of Republicans in the statehouse. In 2024, ...

Chile is rapidly moving to build more power generation capacity, with much of that effort focused on renewable energy resources and battery energy storage systems (BESS). The country as part of that ...