deployment

Over 90% of solar industry professionals report a growing project deployment pipeline in 2026, but new projects that are abandoned before completion now account for almost half of all project pipelines.

Renewable energy accounted for 31.7% of global electricity generation in 2024, with solar power contributing 2,105.8TWh, according to IRENA.

The deployment of renewable energy capacity in Spain has driven a decoupling from volatile global gas prices, resulting in a 19% reduction in consumer electricity bills.

PV Talk: Ember's Nicolas Fulghum says that the latest global solar deployment figures reflect 'structural changes in the power system'.

Trade body the Global Renewables Alliance has called for measures to fast-track the deployment of solar and other renewables amidst the Middle East crisis.

China expects to add 180-240GW of new solar PV capacity in 2026, according to the latest figures from the CPIA.

The global utility-scale solar PV sector has exceeded the threshold of 1TW of operating capacity, according to Wiki-Solar.

In 2024, 20 million people improved their access to energy through the acquisition of solar energy kits (SEKs), according to GOGLA.

Building floating PV (FPV) projects on just 10% of the world’s water reservoirs could almost single-handedly meet global electricity demand.

Tom Kenning investigates the scale of local opposition to solar projects and the measures developers are employing to win back support.