Markets & Prices
European Solar Manufacturing Surges While BIPV Tiles Face Hurdles
Two very different stories are unfolding simultaneously in the solar industry as 2026 draws to a close. On one side, state-backed industrial policy is rapidly expanding utility-scale module manufactur...
US Wafer Gap Threatens Solar Supply Chain as Global Market Booms
The global solar industry is navigating a period of record growth alongside critical supply chain bottlenecks, grid infrastructure constraints, and shifting policy landscapes, according to a synthesis...
China Wafer Prices Hold Steady as Polysilicon Output Set to Fall
Chinese solar wafer prices held unchanged in the week of October 6, according to pricing data from OPIS, a specialist business within Dow Jones Energy. The FOB (free on board) China N-type M10 wafer p...
How China Built Its Unrivalled Solar PV Manufacturing Dominance
China's solar photovoltaic (PV) industry has completed one of the most dramatic industrial transformations in energy history. By the end of July, the country's installed solar capacity reached 1.286 b...
U.S. Solar Manufacturing Capex Peaked in 2024, Decline Ahead
U.S. solar manufacturing capital expenditure (capex) reached its highest point in 2024 at approximately $4 billion, according to bottom-up analysis of more than 50 U.S. manufacturing companies publish...
EU solar workforce to fall 12% by 2030, study finds
EU solar employment is projected to fall 12% by 2030, from 874,000 full-time equivalents (FTEs) in 2025 to 766,000 FTEs, according to the 2026 edition of the EU Solar Jobs study. The decline reflects ...
Global PV Oversupply Persists as Consolidation and Market Access Reshape Solar
The global PV supply chain will remain oversupplied over the next 12–24 months, even as consolidation slowly picks up, according to Edurne Zoco. The assessment came in an interview published by pv mag...
European PV module prices edge down as inverter mix shifts
European PV module prices edged lower in September 2026, while inverter prices moved in opposite directions across segments, according to the latest monthly price report from trading platform sun.stor...
World's 10 Largest Electricity Consumers: China Tops Ranking at 5,563 TWh
China is the world's largest electricity consumer, using 5,563 TWh per year, according to data from statistics firm Worldometer. The ranking of the ten largest electricity consumers, published by Braz...
Emerging Economies Leapfrog Fossil Fuels as Solar Becomes Default Choice
Emerging economies across Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa are leapfrogging the fossil-fuel industrialization path that Western nations followed, moving straight to renewable electricity with sol...