21 stories tagged solar-power, newest first.
46 points by geox | 28 comments
BBC Future article explaining how global solar electricity generation has overtaken nuclear, with seven reasons for solar's growth including falling costs and batteries.
624 points by xbmcuser | 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.
238 points by speckx | 259 comments
National Geographic article on plug-in balcony solar panels, noting California's new law easing their installation and experts' expectation they will spread widely.
135 points by JumpCrisscross | 123 comments
Energy Transition article by Paul Hockenos on how distributed renewable energy in Ukraine, such as in Mykolaiv, kept services running despite Russian strikes on power plants.
356 points by Jtsummers | 683 comments
KQED news article on what California is learning from pilot projects placing solar panels over irrigation canals to generate clean energy and reduce water evaporation.
402 points by neilfrndes | 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.
334 points by speckx | 296 comments
Electrek article reporting that in April 2026 wind and solar together generated more electricity globally than gas for the first time.
630 points by mpweiher | 420 comments
Independent article reporting that seven countries generate essentially all their electricity from renewable sources, with scientists citing an irreversible tipping point.
332 points by vrganj | 306 comments
Euronews article about Europeans installing small home and balcony solar setups to gain energy independence.
421 points by rbanffy | 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.
656 points by speckx | 676 comments
Yale Environment 360 digest article reporting that wind and solar power generated more electricity than fossil fuels in Europe.
647 points by mrtksn | 471 comments
Yale Environment 360 digest item presenting photos of the massive scale of China's wind and solar energy installations.
339 points by bilsbie | 501 comments
Article on how Germany installed solar panels on roughly half a million apartment balconies through plug-in balcony solar systems.
374 points by FromTheArchives | 448 comments
Terence Eden's blog post calculating how large a home battery would be needed to store summer solar output and make a London house fully self-sufficient.
362 points by ohjeez | 210 comments
IEEE Spectrum news article on how solar microgrids in Puerto Rico kept power running during a blackout while federal funds were redirected from solar to grid fixes.
422 points by hemant6488 | 177 comments
A blog post describing how the author repurposed an old iPhone 8 into a solar-powered OCR server using Apple's Vision framework and an EcoFlow River 2 Pro.
391 points by JKCalhoun | 289 comments
A Medium blog post in which the author describes building their own home solar power system out of frustration with PG&E.
524 points by harryvederci | 168 comments
GitHub repository for Evertop, an open-source E-ink IBM XT clone with solar power, ultra-low power consumption, and very long battery life.
379 points by bentobean | 258 comments
Forum thread on Second Life Storage where user Glubux documents building a DIY home powerwall from recycled laptop battery cells paired with solar panels and Victron gear.
370 points by GoRudy | 557 comments
Tomas Pueyo's Uncharted Territories newsletter post examining whether solar photovoltaic panel costs can continue to decline.
365 points by jseliger | 293 comments
Terraform Industries blog post announcing the company has produced carbon-neutral synthetic natural gas from captured CO2 and solar power.