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According to analysis by energy consultancy Montel Analytics, Germany, France and the Netherlands curtailed a combined 3.9 terawatt-hours (TWh) of renewable electricity in 2025, marking record levels of curtailment across all three markets.      Montel’s European Price-Sensitiv...

Australia added nearly 7 GW of new renewable energy capacity in 2025, reinforcing confidence that the country can meet its flagship goal of sourcing 82% of electricity from renewables by 2030, according to the federal government.      Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen said renewa...

Peru connected approximately 454 MW of new utility-scale solar capacity in 2025, bringing the country’s cumulative installed solar capacity to around 952 MW, according to the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM).      MINEM reported that Peru commissioned more than 700 MW of ne...

Poland is projected to reach 59.1 GW of cumulative solar capacity by the end of 2035, according to new analysis from London-based consultancy GlobalData. The country is expected to maintain strong annual solar additions of between 3 GW and 4 GW through the mid-2020s, driven by both large-scale proje...

Australia added 5.2 GW of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2024, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), lifting the country’s cumulative installed solar capacity to 40 GW.      The latest IEA report on solar PV deployment in Australia shows that distribute...

Switzerland is rolling out a new “winter generation incentive” for solar PV projects starting January 1, 2026, aiming to boost electricity supply during the country’s most critical demand season. The policy applies to PV systems of 100 kW and above that achieve more than 500 kWh/kW...

The Netherlands is on track to reach 79.9 GW of installed solar PV capacity by 2035, according to new projections from UK-based research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company expects the Dutch market to add 4.5–5.5 GW of new solar capacity annually over the next decade.    &nb...

As solar power output continues to grow, Europe is increasingly facing the risk of soaring negative electricity prices.    Driven by renewable energy oversupply and volatile weather conditions, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, and France have all recorded more than 500 hours of neg...

Germany installed around 905 MW of new solar capacity in June 2025, bringing the country’s total additions for the first half of the year to more than 7.1 GW, according to data from the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur).      The June figure marks a decline from 1,146...

According to Turkey’s energy think tank Ember, by end-June, the country’s cumulative photovoltaic (PV) installed capacity exceeded 23 GW, thereby surpassing its 2025 target ahead of schedule. However, with limitations in grid interconnection capacity looming, the pace of new installation...

The first half of 2025 has marked a historic milestone for solar energy in the UK. According to a recent analysis by the clean energy think tank Ember, solar generation surged by 32% year-on-year, reaching a record 9.91 TWh during the first six months.      This impressive rise refl...

Germany installed about 1.4 GW of new photovoltaic capacity in July, according to the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur). This marks an increase from 1,033 MW in June, and is consistent with the 1.4 GW added in July 2024.      From January to July 2025, new PV installations...