Scientists invent double-sided solar panel that generates way more electricity(independent.co.uk)

22 points by thunderbong 3 years ago | 13 comments

Huge phosphate rock deposit discovered in Norway(independent.co.uk)

182 points by ren_engineer 3 years ago | 153 comments

Europe's deepest mine to become giant gravity battery(independent.co.uk)

109 points by dithered_djinn 2 years ago | 84 comments

Solar leads EU electricity generation as renewables hit 54%(electrek.co)

244 points by toomuchtodo 1 year ago | 200 comments

Portugal just ran on 100% renewables for six days in a row(canarymedia.com)

301 points by Anon84 2 years ago | 230 comments

Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity(electrek.co)

225 points by ohjeez 11 months ago | 179 comments

Solar generates more energy in US than coal for first time(theguardian.com)

402 points by neilfrndes 4 months ago | 193 comments

Guardian news article reporting that solar supplied 12.8% of US electricity in May, surpassing coal for the first time despite Trump administration support for coal.

Wind and solar generated more power than gas globally in April 2026(electrek.co)

334 points by speckx 4 months ago | 296 comments

Electrek article reporting that in April 2026 wind and solar together generated more electricity globally than gas for the first time.

In Europe, wind and solar overtake fossil fuels(e360.yale.edu)

656 points by speckx 9 months ago | 676 comments

Yale Environment 360 digest article reporting that wind and solar power generated more electricity than fossil fuels in Europe.

'Energy independent' Uruguay runs on 100% renewables for four straight months(theprogressplaybook.com)

333 points by locallost 2 years ago | 213 comments

News article from The Progress Playbook reporting that Uruguay's electricity grid ran on 100% renewable energy for four consecutive months.

Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid(arstechnica.com)

421 points by rbanffy 8 months ago | 366 comments

Ars Technica year-end article on 2025 US energy data showing solar generation grew 35% and passed hydropower, while coal saw a modest comeback.

Solar surpasses nuclear power globally for first time(pv-magazine.com)

624 points by xbmcuser 9 days ago | 390 comments

pv magazine article reporting that global solar generation surpassed nuclear for the first time in 2025, according to the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2026.