Solar Power’s Wild Ride in 2024-2025 and What’s Next for 2026

Get ready for a sunny story! In 2024, solar energy exploded, with enough panels installed worldwide to power entire countries – almost 600 gigawatts! The U.S. tripled its solar factory game, pumping out panels like never before, thanks to big government incentives.

2025 hit some bumps: trade tariffs and a slight dip in U.S. projects (down 7%) slowed the vibe. Still, factories kept growing, hitting 50+ GW capacity mid-year.

What’s coming in 2026? A massive 700+ GW of solar globally, with the U.S. holding steady at 43 GW, even as trade and supply issues stir the pot. Peek into the trends and predictions lighting up our clean energy future!

The global glow-up of Solar Panel and Equipment manufacturing in a world, where fossil fuels are about as welcome as a sunburn at a beach party, Solar Energy is the cool kid crashing the scene.

But behind those shiny rooftop rectangles lies a massive global manufacturing machine that's equal parts high-tech wizardry and "wait, that's just sand?" Let's dive into how solar panels and their trusty sidekicks: inverters, batteries, trackers, are made!..