Solar energy

Green News

Solar becomes EU’s largest electricity source for the first time

The Netherlands and Greece were the top solar record setters, while wind power also hit new highs in May and June.

10/07/2025

Green News

Polish renewables generate more electricity than coal for first month

Although coal consumption has dropped, oil and gas use has risen and Poland remains the world's fourth highest emitting economy.

04/07/2025

Eco-Innovation

Report reveals huge solar power potential of abandoned coal mines

“The same ground that powered the industrial era can help power the climate solutions we now urgently need,” analysts say of the 300 GW solution.

19/06/2025

Eco-Innovation

World’s largest sand battery starts slashing emissions in Finnish town

The 15 metres wide battery can store a month's heat demand in summer - how does it work?

15/06/2025

Green News

UK solar power hits record highs during sunniest spring ever

The UK’s solar surge has also cut gas use by €710 million this year.

05/06/2025

Green News

YIMBY: Are community benefits the secret to Europe’s green transition?

Most Europeans support the shift to renewable energy, but translating that into support for actual projects on the ground isn’t easy.

05/05/2025

Eco-Innovation

Solar has a ‘cybersecurity challenge’. Here’s what experts suggest

A new report maps solar systems’ cybersecurity weaknesses and how we can protect them.

30/04/2025

The Road To Green

Can we balance industry growth and a healthy environment?

In partnership with The European Commission

Since 2007, European industry has reduced its emissions of harmful pollutants into the air and water by between 40% and 75%, according to data from the European Environment Agency. The EU now wants to go further towards a clean and competitive industry.

30/04/2025

Green News

UK government to ban Chinese ‘slave-trade’ solar panels

Campaigners have warned that Chinese slave labour is widespread throughout the renewables sector.

23/04/2025

Green News

Three-quarters of world live in net fossil fuel importing countries

Ahead of the IEA’s summit on energy security this week, analysts are emphasising the benefits of solar and wind.

22/04/2025

Business Line

How Uzbekistan is aiming to become Central Asia's solar energy leader

In partnership with Agency of Information and Mass Communications of Uzbekistan

In this episode of Business Line Uzbekistan, we look at how the country is rapidly embracing solar power, securing billions in foreign investment and cutting emissions to position itself as a leader in renewable energy.

31/03/2025

Travel News

Flying into Rome? Look out for Europe's biggest airport solar farm

Passenger will get a bird's a eye view of 55,000 solar panels, installed alongside one of the runways.

22/01/2025

Eco-Innovation

Solar grazing: Why sheep are the perfect partner for photovoltaics

Farmers in the USA are waking up to the benefits of keeping sheep on solar farms, but Europe’s been doing this for ages.

20/01/2025

Economy

German solar panel industry struggles with declining demand

German solar panel demand has been hit by dampened consumer and investor sentiment, as the ongoing cost of living crisis and high interest rates have hampered installations.

02/01/2025

Green News

Fact check: Are solar farms really ‘torn to shreds’ by storms?

No power infrastructure is immune from extreme weather, but solar has some advantages and means to improve.

11/12/2024

The Big Question

‘Nobody can take solar or wind hostage’ - How to keep energy secure

“The more we go for clean energy, the more resistant we are to global conflicts because nobody can take solar or wind as a hostage,” International Energy Agency boss Dr Fatih Birol told Euronews.

11/11/2024

Eco-Innovation

Inside the Oxford lab cooking up the next generation of solar cells

Rooftops and ‘flying wings’ could be fitted with these more powerful perovskite-on-silicon solar panels.

03/11/2024

Eco-Innovation

UK’s largest solar heat system installed on The British Library

This giant solar heating system will help keep the Magna Carta at the perfect temperature.

16/10/2024

Eco-Innovation

The view from the world's biggest vertical solar rooftop

Vertical solar panels are proving to be a new solution for northern regions, yielding 20 per cent more energy than traditional panels.

08/10/2024

Eco-Innovation

Is this new device the answer to efficient solar storage?

It builds on previous research showing solar energy can be stored for up to 18 years.

20/09/2024