The EU's electricity transition has moved faster than anyone could have hoped for, but further progress cannot be taken for granted, experts say. View on euronews

The European Union produced more energy from solar power than from coal for the first time in 2024, with renewables counting for almost half the bloc's energy and fossil-fuel power falling to a

Solar power exceeded coal power in the European Union's electricity mix for the first time in 2024, according to energy think tank Ember.

Solar power overtook coal in the European Union's electricity production for the first time in 2024, and renewables made up nearly half of the bloc’s energy mix. "Solar remained the EU's fastest-growing power source in 2024,

A report has revealed that solar remained the EU’s fastest growing power source in 2024, rising above coal for the first time.The report, based on data from Ember energy think tank, indicated that solar was the fastest growing EU power source in 2024;

Europe's transition to renewable energy comes at a time when US President Donald Trump, upon inauguration, pulled out of the Paris Agreement aiming to pursue a "drill, baby, drill" energy policy.Solar power surpassed coal as a source of electricity in the European Union for the first time in 2024,

The surge in solar, now the European Union's fastest growing energy source, came as capacity additions hit a record high last year.