Markets & Finance

Total corporate funding in the solar PV industry reached US$22.2 billion in 2025, a 16% year-on-year decrease.

To say that it has been a busy time for the US solar industry lately would be an understatement, especially at the policy and tariff level.

Solar polysilicon manufacturer United Solar Holding has secured over US$900 million in financing for its polysilicon plant in Oman.

LONGi Green, Tongwei, JA Solar, TCL Zhonghuan and Aiko Solar are projecting a combined 2025 deficit of RMB28.9-32.8 billion (US$4.1-4.7 billion).

The European Commission has released its proposal to revise its Cybersecurity Act (CSA), which includes provisions to exclude “high-risk” companies and components from European supply chains.

Radial Power has secured US$355 million from Goldman Sachs for 214MW of distributed solar across 106 projects nationwide.

Sentiment among Europe’s solar buyers dropped to the lowest levels on record at the end of 2025, according to sun.store's pv.index report.

CleanPeak Energy has completed the acquisition of five solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) development sites in New South Wales from Fortitude Renewables, adding 25MW of solar capacity and 100MWh of battery storage to its portfolio.

US solar firm SunPower has signed a letter of intent to acquire California-based residential and commercial installer Cobalt Power Systems in an all-equity transaction. 

Private investment in Poland’s renewable energy projects risks being blocked by proposed regulations governing grid connections.