Ember: Lack of grid capacity threatens EU’s energy security
The European Union's grids lack the capacity to connect new renewables and meet additional electricity demand
World adds record 814 GW of solar, wind in 2025
The world expanded its solar and wind power capacity by a record 814 GW altogether last year, or 17% more than in 2024, Ember found
Next generation geothermal challenging competitiveness of gas power plants
With its new solutions and falling costs, geothermal power can already replace 42% of EU coal- and gas-fired plant output, Ember found
Solar power has become dispatchable anytime at low cost
Ember’s assessment of energy storage costs is based on recent auctions in Italy, Saudi Arabia and India and on expert interviews
Record solar panel imports in Africa: a lifeline for a continent where 600 million people lack electricity
Half of Africa's population still lacks access to electricity, but record growth in solar panel imports could signal a turning point.
Global solar installations soar 64% in the first half of 2025
The world’s total capacity of solar power plants has increased by 380 MW in the first half of 2025, according to Ember
World far off track from tripling renewables by 2030
Two years after the COP28 agreement to triple global renewables capacity to 11 TW by 2030, the world is only on track to double it.
Solar beats nuclear in June, becoming EU’s biggest electricity source for first time
Solar was the EU’s largest source of electricity for the first time in June. Records for photovoltaics and wind rolled in in May and June