H1 2026 Saw Europe Setting Solar Energy Records, Data Shows
Data collected from the Energy Charts platform has revealed that European Union (EU) member states achieved record solar energy generation levels in the first half of 2026. After analyzing the Energy Charts data, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE found that solar energy output in the EU surged by a whopping 254% during H1 2026 compared to 2015. While the U.S. approach to clean energy has been fraught with many challenges, many of them caused by federal policy, Europe has taken to renewables with surprising gusto and now boasts some of the highest green energy adoption rates on…
