Countries with the most renewables have become vulnerable to outages. Why are so few investing in grid-stabilizing tech?

Monday’s devastating blackout in Spain is raising questions about the country’s massive reliance on solar and wind power for electricity — and whether the new power sources may have played a ...

Solar photovoltaic (PV) accounted for 59 per cent of Spain's electricity at the time of the blackout, wind nearly 12 per cent, nuclear almost 11 per cent and combined cycle gas plants 5 per cent ...

Solar panels on the Seat Cupra SA plant in Martorell, Spain, on Thursday, March 13, 2025.

Spain generated nearly 57% of its electricity in 2024 from renewable energy sources like wind, hydropower and solar, according to Red Eléctrica, the country's grid operator.

"There were no significant solar events in the 72 to 24 hours preceding the power blackout in Spain [April 28] or the recent comms issue [May 20] solar and astrophysical researcher Scott McIntosh ...

Spain generated nearly 57% of its electricity in 2024 from renewable energy sources like wind, hydropower and solar, according to Red Eléctrica, the country’s grid operator.

Spain is at the forefront of Europe’s transition to renewable energy, having generated nearly 57% of its electricity in 2024 from renewable energy sources like wind, hydropower and solar.

Dr Mason says: “In the high Arctic, Greenland and Iceland, cloud cover is at least 80 per cent and, in many places, over 90 ...

After Spain's blackout, questions about renewable energy are back The Asco I nuclear power station, center, is seen near houses in the small town of Asco, Spain in Tuesday, April 15, 2008.

Pedro Sánchez calls his country a ‘global benchmark’ in the transition to greener energy, but prices — and profits — have ...

Spain’s blackout came at a time when its grid has been running on somewhere between 70 percent and 75 percent of input from renewables—an all-time high.