Americas

According to Ember's Global Electricity Review 2026, renewables accounted for 33.8% of global power generation in 2025.

Two US solar companies have made advances in perovskite-silicon solar module production this week, with claims that they mark a step towards making the long-discussed technology commercially viable.

PV Tech Premium spoke with the CEOs of Caelux and Solx about bringing US perovskite technology to the market at large.

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Final Written Decision on patent litigations launched by Chinese solar manufacturer Trina Solar.

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has detained solar modules produced by Vietnam-based solar manufacturer VSUN under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).

PV Talk: Toyo's Rhone Resch talks about the company’s US strategy and its work to build a localised, vertically-integrated supply chain.

US independent power producer (IPP) Matrix Renewables has begun operations on the 210MW Stillhouse solar PV project in Bell County, Texas.

US residential solar installer Freedom Forever has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid a broad set of litigation claims.

The average price of a solar power purchase agreement (PPA) signed in Europe fell to €55.05/MWh (US$64.83/MWh) in the first quarter of 2026.

The US community solar sector passed 10GW DC of cumulative capacity in late 2025, according to a report by Wood Mackenzie and the Coalition for Community Solar Access.