forecasts

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.

We speak to kWh Analytics CEO Jason Kaminsky about the use of data in the assessment and management of risk at solar projects.

FTC Solar has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, which include revenue of US$12.6 million.

Tigo Energy uses its ‘Predict+’ model to forecast electricity generation, as the growth in distributed energy creates a data deluge.

David Lee, the chairman and CEO of JinkoSolar has said he remains “bullish” in the face of a looming industry downturn.

The Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) has reported that the US installed a record of 35.3GW of new solar capacity in 2023.

Provisional figures show that 2023 set a new and massive record for utility-scale solar, doubling the previous best.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects the contribution of solar power to the US’ energy mix to exceed that of hydropower.

A SolarPower Europe report has found that the sector’s workforce grew from around 466,000 to over 648,000 jobs between 2021 and 2022.

BSW forecasts a “double-digit percentage” growth in Germany's demand for solar power systems by the end of the year.