Industry News

Apr 03, 2026

US Solar Faces 53,000-worker Gap Ahead Of 2026 Deadline

The US solar industry may fall short of workforce needs as developers race to meet July 4, 2026, construction deadlines tied to federal tax credits.

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Apr 03, 2026

Global Solar Additions Reached Record 511 GW in 2025, Says IRENA

Latest figures from the International Renewable Energy Agency find solar contributed the majority of a record 692 GW of renewables capacity added worldwide last year.

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Mar 29, 2026

Brazil PV Module Imports Fall 24% To 17.9 GW in 2025

Greener says Brazil imported 17.9 GWp of PV modules in 2025, with distributed generation accounting for 79% of volumes despite a slowdown in installations.

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Mar 29, 2026

Agrivoltaics With Trackers, Vertical Systems Offer Economic Upside

An industry analysis argues that agrivoltaic systems using trackers or vertical designs can outperform conventional solar on both revenues and land use, challenging conclusions from a recent German...

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Mar 28, 2026

Saudi Arabia Adds Around 7.8 GW Of Solar in 2025

Saudi Arabia had a record year for solar deployment last year, taking cumulative capacity past 12.4 GW. GlobalData is forecasting annual deployments to increase in the coming years, but notes that ...

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Mar 28, 2026

Austria Deploys 1.63 GW Of Solar in 2025

Austria’s photovoltaic market slowed in 2025, with around 1,634 MW of new capacity installed, bringing the country’s total PV capacity to approximately 9.9 GW.

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Mar 28, 2026

Solar Generation Performance With Regional Weather Conditions Deviating From ...

Global solar PV continues its rapid growth, reaching around 650 GW in 2025, with record solar irradiation extremes across regions such as East Asia, India, and Latin America. With current productio...

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Mar 25, 2026

Türkiye’s Solar Capacity Surpasses 25 GW

Alparslan Bayraktar, Türkiye’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, says 2026 will be a record year for renewables in the country after total deployed solar reached 25,827 MW by the end of Jan...

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Mar 25, 2026

Slovakia Deploys 243 MW Of Solar in 2025

Slovakia’s total solar additions last year fall in line with those seen the prior two years, with cumulative capacity now standing in excess of 1.3 GW.

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Mar 19, 2026

China’s New Five-year Plan Deepens Shift Toward Focus On Renewables System

China’s 2026 to 2030 policy plan elevates clean electricity as a central driver of economic growth, with greater emphasis on system integration and industrial use.

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Mar 19, 2026

UAE Installs Around 1 GW Of Solar in 2025

Analysis from GlobalData finds the UAE’s cumulative solar capacity increased from 5.7 GW to around 6.7 GW last year. The country’s annual solar deployments are forecast to increase in the coming ye...

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Mar 17, 2026

Icelandic Utility Commissions Solar-plus-storage For EV Charging

Icelandic utility ON Power has deployed a hybrid solar-plus-storage facility in Reykjavík to support electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The company says it believes such distributed systems ...

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