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Strategic Intelligence: Renewable Energy (2026)

Publisher GlobalData
Published Mar 05, 2026
Length 124 Pages
SKU # GBDT21052144

Description

Strategic Intelligence: Renewable Energy (2026)

Summary

Worldwide renewable capacity set a new high in 2025, with Asia-Pacific dominating wind installations at 699.5GW and solar PV reaching 1,550GW; China spearheaded the sector’s expansion.

In 2025, solar PV became the largest source of renewable electricity generation globally, edging past wind: wind output reached 2,770TWh, while solar PV delivered 2,800TWh.Global renewable capacity is expected to more than double, rising by about 4,323GW. Installed renewable capacity stood at 4,107GW in 2025 and is projected to approach 8,430GW by 2031, underscoring a decisive shift in the global power mix.

Scope
  • The report focuses on renewable energy as a theme.
  • It provides an industry insight on how the power sector is experiencing unprecedented growth in renewables.
  • The report delivers technology briefing on categories of renewable energy.
  • The report covers technology, macroeconomic and regulatory trends in renewable energy.
  • It provides an overview on market size and growth forecasts in renewable energy.
  • An insight to US tariffs and renewables.
  • The report covers mergers & acquisitions (M&As), venture financing deals and patent trends in renewable energy.
  • The report briefs on use cases of renewable energy in power utilities.
  • It provides an overview on competitive position held by power utility companies, EPC companies and equipment manufacturer in renewable energy.
Reasons to Buy
  • A comprehensive analysis on the growing market trend of renewable energy in power industry.
  • The report provides an overview of the leading players in renewable energy theme and where do they fit in the value chain.
  • A briefing on renewable energy sources and detailed analysis of renewable energy value chain.
  • Company profiles of leading adopters of renewable energy.
  • Company profiles of EPC companies and equipment manufacturer in renewable energy.
  • An outlook on major renewable energy projects across the globe.
  • A snapshot of power sector scorecard predicting the position of leading power utilities in renewable energy theme.

Table of Contents

124 Pages
Executive Summary
Players
Technology Briefing
Solar PV
Types of solar modules
Nature of solar installations
Wind power
Technology definition
Technology overview
Wind turbine and components
Biopower
How biopower works
Small hydro
Turbine types
Geothermal
Conversion technologies
Binary cycle plant technology
Solar thermal
Parabolic trough system
Central receiver or solar tower system
Parabolic dish or concentrating dish system
Linear Fresnel reflectors (LFR)
Trends
Technology trends
Macroeconomic trends
Regulatory trends
Industry Analysis
Market size and growth forecasts
Renewable global capacity market overview
Market size and capacity outlook for solar PV and wind
New investment in solar PV and wind will continue to grow
US tariffs and renewables
Region-wise major renewable energy projects
Major projects in the pipeline, Asia Pacific
Major projects in the pipeline, Europe
Major projects in the pipeline, North America
Major projects in the pipeline, South and Central America
Major projects in the pipeline, Middle East and Africa
Use cases
Alliant Energy’s solar PV projects
AES renewable generation projects with storage systems
Dominion Energy’s wind power project
E.ON’s biopower project
EDF’s floating solar power plant
EnBW’s offshore wind farm
Enel’s Cerro Pabellón geothermal plant
Iberdrola’s photovoltaic plant
Ørsted’s wind farm
RusHydro small hydro power plant
RWE’s offshore wind
SSE’s onshore wind farm
Vattenfall’s Agri-PV park
Timeline
Signals
M&A trends
Venture financing trends
Patent trends
Value Chain
Solar PV
Wind
Biopower
Small hydro
Geothermal
Solar thermal
Companies
Power companies
EPC companies
Equipment manufacturers
Sector Scorecards
Power sector scorecard
Who’s who
Thematic screen
Valuation screen
Risk screen
Glossary
Further Reading
GlobalData reports
Our Thematic Research Methodology
Report Authors
About GlobalData
Contact Us
List of Tables
Table 1: Technology trends
Table 2: Macroeconomic trends
Table 3: Regulatory trends
Table 4: Major projects in the pipeline, Asia Pacific
Table 5: Major projects in the pipeline, Europe
Table 6: Major projects in the pipeline, North America
Table 7: Major projects in the pipeline, South and Central America
Table 8: Major projects in the pipeline, Middle East and Africa
Table 9: The key M&A transactions associated with the renewable energy theme
Table 10: Power companies
Table 11: EPC companies
Table 12: Equipment manufacturers
Table 13: Glossary
Table 14: GlobalData reports
Table 15: Report Authors:
List of Figures
Figure 1: Who are the leading players in the renewable energy theme, and where do they sit in the value chain?
Figure 2: Common sources of renewable energy
Figure 3: Solar PV overview
Figure 4: Process of hydropower generation
Figure 5: Small hydropower, turbine types
Figure 6: Renewables market, global, installed capacity (GW), 2015 – 2035
Figure 7: Renewables market, global, cumulative installed capacity, 2025
Figure 8: Solar PV market, global, market size, 2016 – 2035
Figure 9: Solar PV market, global, installed capacity (GW), 2015 – 2035
Figure 10: Solar PV market, global, installed capacity by region (GW), 2025
Figure 11: Wind market, global, market size, 2020–2035
Figure 12: Wind market, global, installed capacity (GW), 2020 – 2035
Figure 13: Wind market, global, installed capacity by region (GW), 2025
Figure 14: Solar PV and wind, global, new investment in billions, 2020–2030
Figure 15: Trump’s impact on renewable energy net annual additions, 2025 ‒ 2030
Figure 16: Solar panels installed at the site
Figure 17: Renewable energy project site
Figure 18: A turbine being installed at an offshore wind farm
Figure 19: Officials inaugurate the Biopower project construction site
Figure 20: The floating solar power plant site
Figure 21: Turbine towers being shipped
Figure 22: Geothermal power plant site
Figure 23: A walkway through a solar power plant site
Figure 24: Offshore wind turbine site
Figure 25: Small hydro power plant site
Figure 26: Monopile installation at offshore wind farm site
Figure 27: Onshore wind farm site
Figure 28: Solar power plant site
Figure 29: The renewable energy story
Figure 30: The renewable energy deal trend is significantly increasing
Figure 31: Region-wise renewable energy deals and related themes overview
Figure 32: The increase in patent activity is driving growth in the adoption of renewable energy
Figure 33: Renewable energy activities will continue to increase in the power industry
Figure 34: Solar PV value chain
Figure 35: Wind value chain
Figure 36: Biopower value chain
Figure 37: Small hydro value chain
Figure 38: Power utilities value chain
Figure 39: Solar thermal value chain
Figure 40: Who does what in the power space?
Figure 41: Thematic screen
Figure 42: Valuation screen
Figure 43: Risk screen
Figure 44: Our approach to identifying the companies most likely to succeed in a sector over the next five years

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