Global renewables capacity grew by a record 585 GW in 2024, with solar accounting for 452 GW, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Solar and wind together made up 96.6% of ...

Solar installations grew 4% year on year in the European Union in 2024, down sharply from 53% growth in 2023. The slowdown coincides with a decline in solar investment, marking the first such drop ...

IEA figures show the world adding more than 600GW of new renewable capacity in 2024. The world added more than 550GW of new solar in 2024, although renewable power continues to account for a fraction ...

Jan 23 (Reuters) - Solar power overtook coal in the European Union’s electricity mix for the first time last year, while wind power’s share plateaued, data from energy think tank Ember showed on ...

March 11 (Reuters) - Solar and energy storage accounted for 84% of new electricity generation capacity added to the U.S. power grid last year, but the industry faces a challenging future with the new ...

Year on year, Chile has seen more solar PV capacity curtailed (2.7TWh) than generation added (2.3TWh) in 2024.Image: ACERA. Chile has curtailed a record 5,909GWh of solar PV and wind power in 2024, up ...

Last month, an energy think tank released some rare good news for the climate: The world is on track to install 29 percent more solar capacity this year than it did the year before, according to a ...

The Energy Information Agency has now released data on the performance of the US’s electric grid over the first 11 months of 2024 and will be adding the final month soon (and a month is very little ...

The sun's most active phase, solar maximum, officially arrived in 2024, triggering some explosive solar storms and colorful auroras. Here are 10 of our favorite solar outbursts this year. When you ...

The electric power sector — which generates and distributes electricity to homes, businesses, factories, electric vehicles, and farming operations — produces 25% of heat-trapping pollution in the U.S.