Renewable Capacity Highlights 2025

In 2024, renewable power capacity expansion increased compared to 2023 and remained well above the long-term trend. As in previous years, most of this expansion occurred in China and, to a lesser

2024 Jan 26

Solar power generation drives electricity generation growth over the

Almost 70 gigawatts (GW) of new solar generating capacity projects are scheduled to come online in 2026 and 2027, which represents a 49% increase in U.S. solar operating capacity

2025 Nov 15

Solar PV high-penetration scenario: an overview of the global PV power

The present review provides an overview of the present status of solar power generation and a high-penetration scenario for the future growth of solar energy. However, the study

2025 Dec 20

Snapshot 2025

Curtailment is increasingly prevalent in high-penetration markets, underlining the need for grid flexibility, storage, and new business models. PV represented more than 75% of all new renewable generation

2024 Aug 17

Solar power generation, 2025

This dataset contains yearly electricity generation, capacity, emissions, import and demand data for over 200 geographies. You can find more about Ember''s methodology in this

2025 Mar 12

Solar PV

Find up-to-date statistics and facts on the global solar photovoltaic industry.

2025 Sep 06

Solar accounted for 70% of new global power capacity in 2024

According to the report, while coal remains the single largest source of electricity generation in the world, and its total capacity continues to expand, new growth from solar represents

2025 May 05

Spring 2025 Solar Industry Update

In 2024, 24 states and territories generated more than 5% of their electricity from solar, with California leading the way at 32.4%. The United States installed approximately 31.1 GWh

2025 Apr 18

Solar power generation, 2025

This dataset contains yearly electricity generation, capacity, emissions, import and demand data for over 200 geographies. You can find more

2024 Sep 13

Snapshot 2025

Curtailment is increasingly prevalent in high-penetration markets, underlining the need for grid flexibility, storage, and new business models. PV represented more

2025 Oct 17

Renewable electricity – Renewables 2025 – Analysis

Growth in utility-scale and distributed solar PV more than doubles, representing nearly 80% of worldwide renewable electricity capacity expansion. Low module costs, relatively efficient permitting processes

2024 May 30

Solar PV high-penetration scenario: an overview of the global PV

The present review provides an overview of the present status of solar power generation and a high-penetration scenario for the future growth of solar energy. However, the study

2025 Aug 06

Global Solar Power Tracker

The Global Solar Power Tracker is composed of worldwide facility-level data on utility-scale (1 MW+) solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal facilities, as well as country-aggregated distributed (<1

2025 Aug 16