Wind and solar generated more EU electricity than fossil fuels for the first time in 2025, driven by a massive surge in solar power.

A third of the power generated in the EU came from wind and solar last year, compared with 29% from fossil fuels including coal and gas.

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Wind and solar power for the first time generated more electricity in the European Union than fossil fuels in 2025, driven by a surge in solar output, data from energy think tank ...

Renewable energy production reached record amounts in 2024, producing 24% of U.S. electricity, an annual update on sustainable energy finds. That includes electricity from solar, wind and ...

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Wind and solar power generated more electricity than coal last year for the first time in the United States amid growing energy demand. In 2024, wind and solar accounted for 17% of total electricity ...

Solar accounted for 72% of new electrical generating capacity on the U.S. grid for the first 10 months of 2025, according to a review of FERC data by the ...

Solar continues to dominate new capacity additions, and installed utility-scale solar now exceeds wind for the first time, ...

New research published in the journal Nature confirms what The Heartland Institute and our allies in the free-market environmental community have long argued: wind and solar power have low power ...

President Donald Trump said his administration will not be approving windmills or solar power projects. “We will not approve wind or farmer destroying Solar,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Wednesday ...