The country installed more capacity last year than the rest of the world has in five, according to a new report

Up to 90GW of capacity could be installed this year, up from 54GW in 2021

Rooftop solar constituted more than 90% of all solar PV deployed

Smart meters due to be rolled out across the whole of the UK housing stock by 2024

A new report expects new worldwide solar capacity to total 123GW in the next year

These companies fitted 495,400 gas and 632,600 electricity smart meters over the period

Solar panel installations are set to hit a three-year high in 2014, according to information company IHS. Following a two-year solar slowdown, the firm predicts projects could hit 41 GW next year, bringing in revenues of more than $86 billion (£53.5 billion). Solar installations could rise by nearly a fifth (17%) over the year, following […]

Wind power installations in Germany rose 14% in the first half of this year, according to a new report. Developers added 1,143MW of total wind capacity – up from 1,004 a year earlier. However, only 21 installations, with a capacity of 105MW, in the first half of the year is believed to have been offshore. […]

The global wind industry is forecast to spend almost €15 billion (£12.8bn) every year for the next ten years to develop the offshore sector. Analysts at British firm Douglas-Westwood expect offshore wind installations to average at 3.2GW every year over the next decade, with capital expenditure hitting a peak of €18 billion (£15.4bn) in 2016. […]

Japan could install $20 billion (£13.15bn) worth of solar systems and could become the “world’s largest” PV market in terms of revenue this year. New research by analysts at IHS revealed a total of 1.5GW worth of solar systems were installed in the first quarter of this year, up from 0.4GW the same time last […]