EU Renewable Energy Hits Record High, Fossil Fuels at 40-Year Low

Europe moves ahead with renewables as the U.S. doubles down on fossil fuels

Europe has hit a record 47% of electricity from solar and renewables, highlighting a growing divide with the U.S., where fossil fuels remain dominant under Trump-era policies.Sibi Arasu reports for the Associated Press.In short:Europe now generates nearly half its electricity from renewables, driven...

California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy

One of the biggest myths about renewable energy is that it isn’t reliable. Sure, the sun sets every night and winds calm down, putting solar panels and turbines to sleep. But when those renewables are humming, they’re providing the grid with electricity and charging banks of batteries, which then supply power at night.  A new study in the journal Renewable Energy that looked at California’s deployment of renewable power highlights just how relia…

Europe records big leap in renewable energy

What happened The European Union generated a record 47% of its energy from renewable sources last year and another 24% from nuclear power, energy think tank Ember said in a report released Thursday. For the first time, solar (11%) provided more of the EU's energy than coal (10%), while wind power (17%) topped gas (16%) for the second year in a row. Who said what "Fossil fuels are losing their grip on EU energy," said Ember energy analyst Chris R…

While Trump pursues more fossil fuels, Europe posts a record year for renewable energy use

Nearly three-quarters of the EU's electricity doesn't emit planet-warming gases into the air.

47% of the EU’s electricity now comes from clean energy

A record 47% of the European Union’s electricity now comes from solar and other renewables, a report Thursday said, in yet another sign of the growing gap between the bloc’s push for clean energy and the new U.S. administration’s pursuit of more fossil fuels.Nearly three-quarters of the EU’s electricity doesn’t emit planet-warming gases into the air—with 24% of electricity in the bloc coming from nuclear power which also doesn’t release greenhou…

Solar power surges past coal, and gas faces ‘terminal decline’, analysis finds

Energy think-tank Ember also calculated that growth of renewables has saved €59bn in fossil-fuel costs since the start of the energy crisis.