The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts solar energy will be the leading force behind this year’s growth in the electric power industry. So far in January, EIA has issued three brief ...

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 ...

Solar PV is experiencing unprecedented growth on a global scale. According to surveys by IRENA, IEA, GEM, WNA and GWEC, the total installed capacity of solar power in the world surpassed nuclear ...

Vahe Peroomian has, in the past, received basic research funding from NASA and the National Science Foundation. During the most recent total solar eclipse visible in the U.S., on Aug. 21, 2017, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Solar PV accounted for 17.6% of the world’s electricity generation in the first nine months of 2025. Image: American Public Power Association, Unsplash. The world generated 2,109.76TWh of electricity ...

Imagine a field of solar panels floating silently in the endless day of Earth’s orbit. Unlike their terrestrial cousins, this space-based solar array never faces nighttime, clouds, or atmospheric ...

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.

Battery storage costs have fallen to $65/MWh, making solar plus storage economically viable for reliable, dispatchable clean ...

LITTLETON, Colorado, July 31 (Reuters) - Wildfires spewing smoke across much of the southwest United States are denting solar power output in the country's largest solar producer just as power demand ...