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Tackling uncertainty in energy yield forecasts

March 24, 2025
Keith McIntosh of PV Lighthouse describes why energy yield forecasts are underestimated, and how the PV industry is improving forecasts.
IEA executive director Fatih Birol.

World adds 553GW of solar capacity in 2024 as energy demand grows

March 24, 2025
The world added 553GW of new solar capacity in 2024, although renewable power accounts for a fraction of the world’s electricity generation.
Solar panels at L'Oreal's facility in Franklin, New Jersey. Credit: SEIA

SEIA and Wood Mackenzie: US adds 50GW of new solar capacity in 2024

March 11, 2025
Solar and storage projects accounted for 84% of electricity generating capacity added in 2024, with solar seeing 50GW of new capacity.
SolarPower Europe launches its Solar Production Equipment report.

SolarPower Europe: 75% of European solar manufacturers focus on downstream products

March 6, 2025
Europe’s solar manufacturing sector heavily favours downstream products such as cells and modules, according to SolarPower Europe.
Lightsource bp's Peacock solar project.

Raptor Maps: Global solar loses up to US$10 billion to asset underperformance in 2024

March 4, 2025
Asset underperformance cost the global solar sector a record US$10 billion in lost revenue in 2024, according to Raptor Maps.
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European solar buyers report increased optimism despite module price variations

March 4, 2025
Europe’s solar buyers are showing increased optimism for the sector, in spite of fluctuations in module prices across technologies.
A Solargis office.

High-resolution time series data is key to managing weather variability and climate risks

March 3, 2025
According to Solargis CEO Marcel Suri, solar industry professionals must adopt more granular datasets to improve accuracy.
A Lightsource bp project.

US adds record 49GW of solar capacity in 2024

February 24, 2025
The US added a record 49GW of new solar capacity in 2024, according to figures from the BCSE and Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
The race is on to commercialise perovskite PV technologies.
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A path to perovskite PV bankability

February 17, 2025
Brian Grenko of VDE Americas assesses the route to market for perovskite PV products as an alternative to silicon-based technologies.
IEA offices in France. Credit: IEA

IEA: Solar PV made up 7% of electricity generation in 2024

February 17, 2025
A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) has shown that solar PV made up 7% of the world's electricity generation in 2024.

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