Converting abandoned or soon-to-close coal mines into solar farms could provide enough power to meet the demands of a country the size of Germany, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis.

Iberdrola S.A.’s German unit, Iberdrola Deutschland, has started up its first solar farm in the country, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The facility in the municipality of Boldekow, some 180 kilometers ...

In Germany, existing solar power is saving everyone money each year, regardless of whether they have their own solar setup. As Heise Online reported, the share of solar energy in Germany's electricity ...

The chief executive of German power utility major E.ON has called on the government to prioritize businesses over wind and solar capacity additions, saying job creation was more important than more ...

Solar PV generation overtook lignite for the first time in Germany and was only behind wind power. Image: Fraunhofer ISE/energy-charts.info. Germany installed 16.2GW of solar PV in 2025, according to ...

Global renewable energy contractor INTEC Energy Solutions has been selected by a leading European renewable energy investment group to lead construction of a 50-MW solar power plant in Lachendorf, ...