forecasts

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

The US installed 17.92GW of new capacity in the first half of 2025, with quarterly declines in additions for utility-scale and residential solar.

Keith McIntosh of PV Lighthouse describes why energy yield forecasts are underestimated, and how the PV industry is improving forecasts.

Slovakian software provider Solargis has launched Evaluate 2.0, the second generation of its 3D PV power plant designer.

Solar will form the cornerstone of Indonesia’s renewable power sector, according to forecasts made by think tank Ember Climate.

Greater policy support will be needed if the world is to meet its 2030 renewable energy targets, according to Ember Climate.

First Solar has published its results for the third quarter of 2024, which include lower net sales figures than in the previous quarter.

Solar PV is set to account for 80% of the 5,500GW of new clean energy additions made by 2030, according to the IEA.

Wood Mackenzie and the CCSA expect the US community solar sector to add 7.3GW of new capacity in the next five years.

IRENA has found that the world’s renewable power capacity will need to increase by 16.4%, year-on-year, to meet the world’s climate targets.