solar energy

Ember data shows solar supplied 25 percent of EU electricity in June 2026, a record 52 TWh that outranked nuclear, gas, wind, hydro, and coal for only the third month ever.

Swiss researchers set a new certified record of 30.02% efficiency for a triple-junction solar cell combining silicon with two perovskite layers, published in Nature.

Wind, solar, and hydropower collectively generated more electricity than natural gas on the US grid in March 2026, a first in recorded history.

Kyushu University and JGU Mainz researchers use a molybdenum-based spin-flip emitter to surpass the one-photon-one-electron limit, reaching 130% quantum yield with a theoretical ceiling of 200%.

The world installed a record 814 GW of wind and solar capacity in 2025, a 17 percent increase over 2024, lifting total global capacity past 4 terawatts for the first time while wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in EU electricity generation.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects developers will add 86 gigawatts of utility-scale generating capacity this year — nearly double 2025's total — with solar and battery storage accounting for nearly four-fifths of new installations.