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

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Solar overtook coal in the European Union's electricity production in 2024, with the share of renewables rising to almost half the bloc's power sector, according to a report released Thursday.

Solar power overtook coal in the European Union’s electricity mix for the first time last year, while wind power’s share plateaued, data from energy think tank Ember showed on Thursday.

Another opponent is Volodymyr Omelchenko, of Kyiv-based think-tank Razumkov Center, who is sceptical of buying what he describes as "the cheapest Russian junk." He believes that Bulgaria was struggling to sell the reactors for good reason,

Solar power overtook coal in Europe's electricity mix for the first time in 2024 while gas declined for the fifth year in a row, energy think tank Ember said in a report on Thursday.

A record 47% of the European Union’s electricity now comes from solar and other renewables, a report Thursday said, in yet another sign of the growing gap between the bloc’s push for clean energy and the new U.