Solar

Global Solar Market Hits Record 664 GW in 2025, but First Drop in Over Two Decades Expected in 2026

The global solar photovoltaic (PV) industry achieved a historic milestone in 2025, adding a record 664 GW of new installed capacity worldwide. The solar market...

Global Gas Power Generation Loses Market Share for Fifth Straight Year as Solar Surges 17 Times Faster

Global gas-fired electricity generation is steadily losing ground to renewable energy, with solar power emerging as the dominant source of new electricity supply worldwide,...

China’s JinkoSolar, JA Solar, LONGi and Trina Solar Bet on Battery Storage Growth Amid Slowing PV Market

China’s largest solar manufacturers are rapidly expanding their battery energy storage businesses as slowing photovoltaic (PV) demand, weaker exports, and declining panel prices pressure...

Cambodia’s Rooftop Solar Restrictions Risk Manufacturing Growth as Utility-Scale Solar Capacity Surges

Cambodia has emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing renewable energy markets, rapidly expanding its solar power capacity and surpassing government deployment targets years...

RWE Starts Construction of 16.5 MW Solar Park at Hambach Mine, Adds 80 MWh Battery Storage Project

RWE has started construction of the “Manheimer Bucht” utility-scale solar project in Germany’s Rhein-Erft district, accelerating renewable energy expansion at the Hambach opencast mine....

Canadian Solar Revenue Hits $1.1 bn as Energy Storage Growth, U.S. Manufacturing Expansion Drive Strategic Shift

Canadian Solar reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $1.1 billion, supported by strong growth in battery energy storage shipments, expanding U.S. manufacturing operations, and a...

Solar and Storage Can Cut EU Power System Costs by 50% by 2030: SolarPower Europe Report

A new report from SolarPower Europe highlights a transformative shift in Europe’s energy economics, showing that large-scale deployment of solar power combined with battery...

Top Solar PV Companies in Asia-Pacific Accelerate Investments, Contracts, and Capacity Expansion in 2026

Asia-Pacific has emerged as the dominant global solar PV market, accounting for about 68 percent of total installations by the mid-2020s, according to GlobalData....