Solar energy accounted for more than half of new U.S. electricity generating capacity for the first time ever in 2023, according to a report from consulting firm Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy ...

On February 1, 2026, California’s batteries bridged the solar gap with seamless precision. After discharging through the night until sunrise, they spent the daylight hours charging, then pivoted back ...

A Chinese state-owned company announced that the world’s biggest solar farm had come online in Xinjiang, China, connecting a ...

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 ...

A report from UK-based climate and energy think tank Ember notes that clean energy sources accounted for 40.9% percent of electricity produced around the world in 2024. The finding comes from data and ...

Solar panels are producing record amounts of power. In just a few years, the standard for solar panel power output has dramatically shifted upward, driven by advances in efficiency and larger panel ...

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 ...

Solar power generation in Europe is set for a record year, if first-quarter solar output is anything to go by. Electricity generation from solar power farms jumped by 32% in January to March this year ...

Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan has announced its 2 MW agricultural solar power plant, installed 3.8 meters above a rice paddy, has begun operating. The project features a community-based ...

The Iowa House Commerce Committee has advanced the Local Generation Act (HSB 629) on a strong 19-4 vote, sending the legislation to the full House for ...

Repeated nationwide blackouts have forced millions of Cubans into darkness for days at a stretch, cutting off water service and communications while exposing the fragility of a power grid that depends ...