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the United States’s
solar and wind technology industry,
in focus.
The companies, capital and talent shaping solar and wind technology in the United States. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
MEET THE COMPANIESExplore the United States’s solar and wind technology leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
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Explore the United States’s solar and wind technology leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Company discovery
Recorded evidence onlyRecently founded independent companies
Recently founded means a recorded 2023–2026 founding year and no recorded parent, acquirer or public-company status. These companies are not labelled startups without that separate classification.
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A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
47 of 443 tracked companies have open roles.
211 of 443 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 482 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 30.7% of disclosed capital, while 52.4% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATIONHow the United States solar and wind technology has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
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How the United States solar and wind technology has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Disclosed funding by year
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
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| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $1.58B | 23 | 28 |
| 2017 | $525.25M | 20 | 36 |
| 2018 | $282.23M | 26 | 31 |
| 2019 | $799.99M | 27 | 36 |
| 2020 | $385.88M | 12 | 39 |
| 2021 | $2.99B | 31 | 44 |
| 2022 | $1.74B | 17 | 45 |
| 2023 | $1.23B | 16 | 36 |
| 2024 | $862.76M | 9 | 33 |
| 2025 | $2.07B | 3 | 39 |
Funding concentration
Share of all disclosed company funding.
- Nexamp11.1%
- Palmetto10.0%
- Solyndra9.7%
- Other companies69.3%
Funding by stage
544 recorded rounds since 2016
Investors appearing most often
Recorded participation in solar and wind technology company rounds since 2016.
- 01OSTI 38 rounds
- 02DOE 18 rounds
- 03Europa 15 rounds
- 04National Science Foundation 14 rounds
- 05Climate Capital 11 rounds
- 06Evergy Ventures 9 rounds
- 07Fifth Wall 8 rounds
- 08Blue Bear Capital 8 rounds
- 09BoxGroup 8 rounds
- 010Congruent Ventures 8 rounds
Recent recorded rounds
Latest recorded rounds · USDBacked by B Capital and Cerberus Ventures and others.
Backed by Nuveen.
Backed by .
Largest and notable recorded rounds
Each card is one recorded roundBacked by Manulife Investment Management and DGC and others.
Backed by US Bank.
Backed by Social Capital and ArcTern Ventures and others.
Backed by Grazia Equity and Beck Energy and others.
Backed by Argonaut Ventures and CMEA Capital and others.
Backed by Coatue and Fifth Wall and others.
Backed by Generate Capital.
Backed by Warburg Pincus and Core Innovation Capital and others.
Backed by Argonaut Ventures and USVP and others.
Backed by ArcelorMittal.
THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITYRevenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
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Revenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.
FY2025 · company accounts; aggregate reporting threshold not met · 5 reporting entities from 12 eligible matches.
Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not the United States market sales.
Combined result for the same cohort.
Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.
The middle covered reporting entity.
None of 5 covered entities.
Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.
Annual account trend
Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.
Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.
Profitability has two perspectives
FY2025 · 5 reporting entities
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| Company / reporting entity | Revenue | Net profit / loss | Net margin | Revenue growth | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Solar ↗1274494 | $5,219.4m | $1,528.2m | +29.3% | — | — |
| Nextracker ↗1852131 | $2,959.2m | $509.2m | +17.2% | — | — |
| Enphase Energy ↗1463101 | $1,473.0m | $172.1m | +11.7% | — | — |
| NeoVolta ↗1748137 | $8.4m | $-5.0m | -59.7% | — | — |
| Ascent Solar ↗1350102 | $0.1m | $-7.8m | -10202.5% | — | — |
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How does solar and wind technology compare?
Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.
| Industry | Covered / eligible | Revenue total | Median revenue | Net profit / loss | Aggregate margin | Profitable share | Overlap |
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Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.
Coverage, calculations & financial sources
Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.
The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.
Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.
Web traffic, app reach and release cadence
How the the United States companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
Busiest websites
5 of the 443 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (1.1%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 207,193 visits.
| Company | Monthly visits | Authority | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackeryjackery.com | 1,114,353 | 53 | 56.1% |
| EnergySageenergysage.com | 494,711 | 56 | 29.9% |
| PowerMarketpowermarket.io | 207,193 | 31 | 93.1% |
| Arcadiaarcadia.com | 132,069 | 41 | 59% |
| Solar-Estimate.orgsolar-estimate.org | 47,856 | 30 | 55.1% |
Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.
Most-installed apps
36 of these companies (8.1%) publish at least one Android app — 51 apps in all, carrying 3.2M installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enphase EnlightenEnphase Energy | 1.8M | 3.8 | Business |
| APsystems EMA AppAPsystems | 491.3K | 3 | Tools |
| Enphase Installer ToolkitEnphase Energy | 260.4K | 4.2 | Tools |
| JackeryJackery | 208.9K | 2.6 | Tools |
| MARSTEKMarstek Energy | 161.2K | 4.3 | Tools |
| NEPViewerNEP | 76.2K | 1.8 | Tools |
| PalmettoPalmetto | 42.4K | 2.3 | House & Home |
| OpenSolarOpenSolar | 31.9K | 3.9 | Productivity |
| CLEAN MobileBigbelly Solar | 10.1K | 4.7 | Business |
| CURBCurb | 6.2K | 3 | Lifestyle |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
App reach by segment
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q3–2026Q2).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renewable Energy Tech | 51 | 3.2M | Enphase Enlighten 1.8M | |
| Energy Storage Tech | 6 | 169.9K | MARSTEK 161.2K | |
| Facility Management Tech | 8 | 13.9K | CURB 6.2K | |
| Solar Energy | 6 | 13.9K | Solar Freezer 5.1K | |
| Smart Cities | 3 | 13.8K | CLEAN Mobile 10.1K | |
| Energy Efficiency Tech | 7 | 13.4K | MyLocusEnergy 2.3K | |
| Solid Waste Management Tech | 2 | 12K | Bigbelly Smart Compost 1.9K | |
| Smart Grid | 7 | 11.6K | WattWise 521 |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
Release cadence by quarter
New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.
Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 51 of 51 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2025Q4, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.
INSIDE THE INDUSTRYThe the United States solar and wind technology market map
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
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The the United States solar and wind technology market map
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
Where companies are building
Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
Enterprise tech
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
39 companies hiring · $17.57B disclosed funding
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Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.
THE COMPANIES IN MOTIONWho is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
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Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Consulting.us Arcadia, a Washington, DC-based provider of energy intelligence software for businesses, has agreed to acquire Engie Impact.
Nexamp, a developer of solar and battery storage projects, secured a $200 million credit facility from Nuveen Energy Infrastructure Credit, acting as the sole lender. The facility is structured as a delayed-draw term loan, with an initial commitment of $125 million and the option to access an additional $75 million.
Under the revised arrangement, NeoVolta has increased its ownership stake in NeoVolta Power from 60% to 80%.
Perch Energy has announced the acquisition of Solstice, a well‑known and fast‑growing company that specializes in customer acquisition and management for community solar projects.
The gross proceeds from the offering are expected to be approximately $10 million , prior to deducting placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company.
Gross proceeds from the offering are expected to be approximately $9 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses.
Sidley also represented Flex Ltd. and Nextracker Inc. in its US$734.2 million initial public offering in February 2023.
The new $6M term loan reflects a broader financial upgrade at UbiQD following a $20 million Series B funding round and the signing of a long-term supply agreement with First Solar.
Cosmos Innovation, a Singapore-headquartered startup, has raised an undisclosed amount in a round led by Eni Next, with participation from Scania Invest, Innovation Endeavors, Xora Innovation, and global tech leaders including Demis Hassabis. Seeds Capital also joined as a new investor.
Nearly half of Asia’s $110 million in funding went to Beewise’s $50 million Series D round.
Full recorded event mix
Top 10 categories among 466 recorded events in the 24-month window.
IPO pipeline
2 companies with recorded IPO activity
Direct Listing · Nasdaq3 reports
IPO1 reports
Leadership moves
8 tracked people moves
Appointment Chief Product Officer
Appointment General Manager of Life Sciences
Appointment General Counsel and Head of Regulatory Affairs
Appointment Chief Financial Officer
Appointment Strategic Advisor
Appointment Chairman of the Board of Directors
Appointment Chief Culture Advisor
Appointment Vice‑President of Business Development
Product launches
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
Foundation solution; solar farm infrastructure
Platform
Feature
Portable power station
Solar Generator / Portable Power Station
Electrical balance of systems (eBOS) solution
Contract wins
20 recorded customer wins
Customer: solxSolar Technology
Customer: luminiaEnergy Storage
Customer: ctf solarRenewable Energy
Customer: US Coast GuardDefense
Customer: leading solar financing companySolar
Customer: Solar Energy
Workforce actions
3 companies with reported reductions
160 rolespolicy change
58 roleseconomic uncertainty
13,000 roles
Regulatory events
3 recorded events
fined for age disclosure failuresOfcom
Statutory plan approvedMelz Municipal Committee
House Oversight committee
Litigation
23 tracked suits
Civil · Settled
misrepresentation of channel inventory management and credit terminationSecurities Fraud · Filed
Earnings pulse
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 87 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Mergers and acquisitions
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia→engie impact | Announced | 2026-05-05 | Not stated in snapshot |
| NeoVolta→NeoVolta Power | Announced | 2026-04-27 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Perch Energy→solstice | Announced | 2026-02-19 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Perch Energy→Arcadia ↗ | Announced | 2026-02-19 | Not stated in snapshot |
| marchex→Arcadia ↗ | Announced | 2025-11-13 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Nextracker→origami solar | Announced | 2025-09-16 | $53.0M |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITYThe talent market
711 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 1,232-posting snapshot covers 59 employers.
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The talent market
711 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 1,232-posting snapshot covers 59 employers.
Most advertised job titles
83 tracked postings mention remote work.
The seniority mix
423 postings specify a level.
Skills employers mention
Top skills across 1,232 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.
Median across 155 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.
Companies hiring
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Nextracker ↗ | 11 |
| First Solar ↗ | 11 |
| Nexamp ↗ | 9 |
| Enphase Energy ↗ | 9 |
| Palmetto ↗ | 8 |
| Saildrone ↗ | 7 |
| Yotta Energy ↗ | 6 |
| Swift Solar ↗ | 6 |
Large employers
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| Enphase Energy ↗ | 3,157 |
| Palmetto ↗ | 419 |
| Renew Financial ↗ | 356 |
| Nexamp ↗ | 331 |
| SkySpecs ↗ | 289 |
| Saildrone ↗ | 250 |
| Omnidian ↗ | 192 |
| Aurora Solar ↗ | 135 |
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELDFounders and leaders
334 founders and chief executives across 237 companies.
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Founders and leaders
334 founders and chief executives across 237 companies.
Zaid Ashai
Nexamp ↗PJC, ex-Upside, SparkCharge, Solar Energy Industries Association, Retroficiency. Brown University AB 1999, HBS MBA 2006, Harvard University MBA 2007
Badri Kothandaraman
Enphase Energy ↗Enphase Energy, ex-Innocharge Solutions, ex-Cypress Semiconductor, Stanford University Graduate School of Business, 2008
Mark Floyd
Renew Financial ↗Renew Financial, ex-Horizon Digital Finance Holdings, ex-Exeter Finance, University of North Texas, 1975
Billy Parish
Mosaic ↗Permit Power, ex-Mosaic, ex-Myenergy, Yale University, 2003
Kiran Bhatraju
Arcadia ↗Founder & CEO Arcadia, ex-American Efficient. University of Pennsylvania BA 2007
Christopher Hopper
Aurora Solar ↗Panther Labs, ex-Willow Garage, ex-Bboxx, Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2013
Shikha Kapur
SOURCE ↗Ex-Founder The Sourrce, Co-Founder Andaz, . Lady Shri Ram College For Women Honors, Philosophy 1998
B Stanbery
HelioVolt ↗University of Texas BS, University of Washington MS, University of Florida PhD
Paul Warley
Ascent Solar ↗Ex-Warley & Company, Saffron, 360Imaging, MD Deloitte. The Citadel BS 1984
Bates Marshall
Ambient Photonics ↗Ex-VP Huawei Technologies, SMA America, Sixtron Advanced Materials, Rockwell Automation, Motion Engineering. UC Snata Barbara, BS 1994
Richard Jenkins
Saildrone ↗Ex-Photon Composites, Proteus Speed. Imperial College London 2000
Chris Baker
Terabase ↗Ex-Silicon Ranch, SunPower. Harvard University BA, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business MBA
Education networks
85 profiles with education records.
Prior employers
15 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
NEWS INTELLIGENCEHow this industry appears in the news
133,280 articles in the measured 12-month window.
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How this industry appears in the news
133,280 articles in the measured 12-month window.
News volume trends
Solar and Wind Technology coverage across United States · articles per complete quarter
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| Quarter | Articles |
|---|---|
| 2021Q2 | 24,599 |
| 2021Q3 | 25,356 |
| 2021Q4 | 24,215 |
| 2022Q1 | 26,950 |
| 2022Q2 | 28,248 |
| 2022Q3 | 30,029 |
| 2022Q4 | 30,580 |
| 2023Q1 | 31,915 |
| 2023Q2 | 31,788 |
| 2023Q3 | 32,292 |
| 2023Q4 | 32,439 |
| 2024Q1 | 34,432 |
| 2024Q2 | 35,836 |
| 2024Q3 | 35,812 |
| 2024Q4 | 36,827 |
| 2025Q1 | 50,268 |
| 2025Q2 | 30,834 |
| 2025Q3 | 37,153 |
| 2025Q4 | 27,465 |
| 2026Q1 | 35,488 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
Tone of coverage over time
Most-covered companies
Company share of voice
688 recorded company events across 51 companies; percentages use that event total.
Leading coverage topics
Solar and Wind Technology coverage across United States · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Topics gaining and losing attention
Solar and Wind Technology coverage across United States
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| stock performance | 1,207 | 776 | 56% |
| geothermal direct use | 769 | 547 | 41% |
| grid-scale batteries | 758 | 501 | 51% |
| stock price | 541 | 220 | 146% |
| nuclear proliferation | 353 | 73 | 384% |
| stock indices | 320 | 217 | 47% |
| low-enriched uranium | 318 | 202 | 57% |
| investment deal | 288 | 57 | 405% |
| uranium supply chain | 273 | 188 | 45% |
| share price | 271 | 121 | 124% |
| solar hydrogen | 767 | 1,147 | -33% |
| carbon reduction strategies | 385 | 596 | -35% |
| building energy management | 153 | 562 | -73% |
| sustainability politics | 289 | 461 | -37% |
| nuclear energy policy | 290 | 457 | -37% |
Event and signal lenses
Solar and Wind Technology coverage across United States
Regulatory Risk
140,853 classified articlesclean energy mandates, solar electricity generation, renewable regulations
54.4% critical · 36.4% positiveFunding Momentum
46,008 classified articlessolar electricity generation, solar pv, geothermal hvac
52.1% critical · 50.1% positiveGrowth
53,422 classified articlesdc fast-charging deployment, charging corridor development, solar electricity generation
48.6% critical · 49.3% positiveSolar and Wind Technology coverage across United States. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
RESEARCH SIGNALSWhat Solar and Wind Technology research is working on
4,925 papers in the recorded india scope.
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What Solar and Wind Technology research is working on
4,925 papers in the recorded india scope.
Research orientation
Contribution mix
Tone counts: 4,609 positive · 234 neutral · 82 negative.
- Solar energy138 papers
- Photovoltaic system112 papers
- Renewable energy92 papers
- Perovskite35 papers
- Solar cell30 papers
- Solar power28 papers
- Photovoltaics27 papers
- Nanotechnology26 papers
Landmark: Quantum Dot Solar Cells. Semiconductor Nanocrystals as Light Harvesters
- Photovoltaic system62 papers
- Solar energy52 papers
- Renewable energy43 papers
- Optoelectronics35 papers
- Solar cell32 papers
- Perovskite31 papers
- Photovoltaics15 papers
- Band gap12 papers
Landmark: Electrochemical Considerations for Determining Absolute Frontier Orbital Energy Levels of Conjugated Polymers for Solar Cell Applications
- Photovoltaic system827 papers
- Solar energy679 papers
- Solar cell457 papers
- Renewable energy455 papers
- Optoelectronics429 papers
- Perovskite381 papers
- Energy conversion efficiency256 papers
- Photovoltaics196 papers
Landmark: Interface engineering of highly efficient perovskite solar cells
Leading institutions
Leading researchers
Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers
- High-efficiency solution-processed perovskite solar cells with millimeter-scale grains3,237 citations
- Aggregation and morphology control enables multiple cases of high-efficiency polymer solar cells3,077 citations
- A polymer tandem solar cell with 10.6% power conversion efficiency2,769 citations
- Unusual defect physics in CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite solar cell absorber2,621 citations
- Growth of Oriented Single-Crystalline Rutile TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanorods on Transparent Conducting Substrates for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells2,357 citations
Common problems researchers identify
369 papers · 7 recurring themes
Common problems researchers identify · 01Solar and Wind System Challenges
112 papers30.4% of this theme group
Researchers highlight technical and equity obstacles in deploying solar photovoltaics and wind turbines across India.
Solar energy (73) · Renewable energy (56) · Wind power (15) · Sustainable development (10)
Solar energy-A look into power generation, challenges, and a solar-powered future
Towards improved solar energy justice: Exploring the complex inequities of household adoption of photovoltaic panels
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3456.4 |
| 2023 | 3662.8 |
| 2024 | 3742.5 |
| 2025 | 4163.5 |
Common problems researchers identify · 02Solar‑Driven Hydrogen and Storage Issues
63 papers17.1% of this theme group
Papers discuss difficulties in coupling solar heat, thermal storage, and efficient hydrogen production.
Hydrogen production (8) · Photocatalysis (11) · Evaporation (6) · Thermal energy storage (7)
Technical Challenges and Opportunities for Concentrating Solar Power With Thermal Energy Storage
Technological Pathways to Produce Compressed and Highly Pure Hydrogen from Solar Power
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 312.9 |
| 2023 | 333.4 |
| 2024 | 312.9 |
| 2025 | 325.5 |
Common problems researchers identify · 03Organic and Polymer Solar Cell Limits
60 papers16.3% of this theme group
Studies examine material heterogeneity and performance constraints in organic and polymer‑based photovoltaics.
Optoelectronics (18) · Organic solar cell (16) · Solar cell (21) · Polymer solar cell (10)
Conjugated polymer–inorganic semiconductor hybrid solar cells
Heterogeneity in Polymer Solar Cells: Local Morphology and Performance in Organic Photovoltaics Studied with Scanning Probe Microscopy
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2357.5 |
| 2023 | 2290.9 |
| 2024 | 2035.1 |
| 2025 | 1165.9 |
Common problems researchers identify · 04Photovoltaic Degradation and Forecasting
57 papers15.4% of this theme group
Works address aging mechanisms, forecasting accuracy, and reliability concerns for solar PV installations.
Photovoltaic system (45) · Photovoltaics (12) · Solar energy (23) · Renewable energy (17)
Solar Forecasting: Methods, Challenges, and Performance
Investigation of Degradation of Solar Photovoltaics: A Review of Aging Factors, Impacts, and Future Directions toward Sustainable Energy Man
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1765.4 |
| 2023 | 1831.0 |
| 2024 | 1774.7 |
| 2025 | 1956.1 |
Common problems researchers identify · 05Perovskite Solar Cell Stability
39 papers10.6% of this theme group
Research points to durability and material‑processing challenges for perovskite‑based devices.
Perovskite (34) · Halide (10) · Solar cell (14) · Perovskite solar cell (6)
A Review of Perovskites Solar Cell Stability
Perovskites-Based Solar Cells: A Review of Recent Progress, Materials and Processing Methods
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 508.8 |
| 2023 | 487.1 |
| 2024 | 448.3 |
| 2025 | 404.8 |
Common problems researchers identify · 06Solar Irradiance Measurement Gaps
22 papers6.0% of this theme group
Authors note shortcomings in irradiance monitoring, meteorological data, and remote‑sensing for solar farms.
Solar irradiance (4) · Irradiance (4) · Meteorology (4) · Remote sensing (3)
SolarStations.org—A global catalog of solar irradiance monitoring stations
Energy Meteorology for the Evaluation of Solar Farm Thermal Impacts on Desert Habitats
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 487.2 |
| 2023 | 475.6 |
| 2024 | 372.5 |
| 2025 | 257.6 |
Common problems researchers identify · 07Heliostat Design and Economic Barriers
16 papers4.3% of this theme group
Analyses reveal technical and cost obstacles hindering advanced heliostat systems for concentrated solar‑thermal power.
Heliostat (13) · Metrology (3) · Systems engineering (3) · Power (3)
Analysis of Gaps in Techno-Economic Analysis to Advance Heliostat Technologies for Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power
Heliostat Consortium: Gap Analysis on State of the Art in Wind Load Design
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 99.1 |
| 2023 | 108.1 |
| 2024 | 112.4 |
| 2025 | 62.7 |
Cautions
249 papers · 5 recurring themes
Cautions · 01Land Use and Societal Impacts
91 papers36.5% of this theme group
Cautionary studies warn of extensive land demands and uneven development from large‑scale solar and wind projects.
Renewable energy (33) · Solar energy (41) · Wind power (9) · Cost of electricity by source (9)
The potential land requirements and related land use change emissions of solar energy
Conflict and uneven development in the multidecade distributed solar energy transition in the United States
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3456.4 |
| 2023 | 3662.8 |
| 2024 | 3742.5 |
| 2025 | 4163.5 |
Cautions · 02Photovoltaic Degradation and Modeling Risks
52 papers20.9% of this theme group
Papers caution about degradation rates and uncertainties in performance models for various PV technologies.
Optoelectronics (29) · Solar cell (24) · Cadmium telluride photovoltaics (7) · Silicon (7)
Compendium of photovoltaic degradation rates
Evaluation and Validation of Equivalent Circuit Photovoltaic Solar Cell Performance Models
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2320.9 |
| 2023 | 2256.0 |
| 2024 | 1993.1 |
| 2025 | 1106.7 |
Cautions · 03Irradiance Forecast Uncertainty
48 papers19.3% of this theme group
Research highlights the difficulty of accurate short‑term solar irradiance predictions and their effect on system reliability.
Irradiance (7) · Solar irradiance (8) · Photovoltaic system (17) · Meteorology (4)
Assessing the impact of PV panel climate-based degradation rates on inverter reliability in grid-connected solar energy systems
Utilizing the Vector Autoregression Model (VAR) for Short-Term Solar Irradiance Forecasting
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1214.6 |
| 2023 | 1262.4 |
| 2024 | 1120.0 |
| 2025 | 1308.9 |
Cautions · 04Perovskite Tandem Cell Reliability
36 papers14.5% of this theme group
Studies raise concerns over stability and oxygen diffusion in hybrid perovskite tandem solar cells.
Perovskite (30) · Halide (9) · Tandem (6) · Solar cell (10)
Progress in Tandem Solar Cells Based on Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Perovskites
Stability of Halide Perovskite Solar Cell Devices: In Situ Observation of Oxygen Diffusion under Biasing
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 308.7 |
| 2023 | 300.5 |
| 2024 | 307.1 |
| 2025 | 296.8 |
Cautions · 05Polymer Solar Cell Purity Issues
22 papers8.8% of this theme group
Works point to impurity thresholds and recombination losses that limit organic polymer solar cell efficiency.
Polymer solar cell (10) · Organic solar cell (10) · Polymer (5) · Nanoparticle (4)
All-Polymer Solar Cell Performance Optimized via Systematic Molecular Weight Tuning of Both Donor and Acceptor Polymers
Identifying a Threshold Impurity Level for Organic Solar Cells: Enhanced First‐Order Recombination Via Well‐Defined PC<sub>84</sub>BM Traps
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 388.9 |
| 2023 | 359.1 |
| 2024 | 298.5 |
| 2025 | 236.6 |
Opportunities
3,120 papers · 7 recurring themes
Opportunities · 01Advances in Polymer Photovoltaics
696 papers22.3% of this theme group
Innovations in material composition and nanostructuring boost performance of organic and polymer solar cells.
Solar cell (298) · Organic solar cell (114) · Optoelectronics (270) · Polymer solar cell (93)
Enhanced Photovoltaic Performance by Modulating Surface Composition in Bulk Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells Based on PBDTTT‐C‐T/PC<sub>71
Edge-Modified Phosphorene Nanoflake Heterojunctions as Highly Efficient Solar Cells
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2357.5 |
| 2023 | 2290.9 |
| 2024 | 2035.1 |
| 2025 | 1165.9 |
Opportunities · 02Data‑Driven Solar and Wind Planning
481 papers15.4% of this theme group
Machine‑learning approaches enhance long‑term energy assessments and anomaly detection for renewable installations.
Solar energy (255) · Renewable energy (163) · Energy (58) · Wind power (41)
Towards Sustainable Solar Energy: AI Based Multiple Anomaly Classification in PV Systems
Solar potential assessment using machine learning and climate change projections for long-term energy planning
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3050.0 |
| 2023 | 3233.9 |
| 2024 | 3292.8 |
| 2025 | 3729.9 |
Opportunities · 03Optimized Photovoltaic System Integration
456 papers14.6% of this theme group
Research focuses on reliability models and maximum‑power‑point strategies to improve grid‑connected solar performance.
Photovoltaic system (418) · Renewable energy (147) · Solar energy (172) · Maximum power point tracking (29)
A probabilistic reliability evaluation of a power system including Solar/Photovoltaic cell generator
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEVELOPED SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM PERFORMANCE MODEL IN REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY OPTIMIZATION
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3688.9 |
| 2023 | 3904.1 |
| 2024 | 3944.7 |
| 2025 | 4419.6 |
Opportunities · 04Hybrid Solar Thermal Energy Conversion
454 papers14.6% of this theme group
Studies explore combined photovoltaic, thermoelectric, and heat‑utilization designs for higher overall efficiency.
Thermal (110) · Thermal energy storage (62) · Solar energy (207) · Heat transfer (34)
Energy Conversion Efficiency of a Novel Hybrid Solar System for Photovoltaic, Thermoelectric, and Heat Utilization
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW OF HEAT AND HYDRODYNAMIC PROCESS INTENSIFICATION IN SOLAR WATER AND AIR COLLECTORS
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1048.1 |
| 2023 | 1089.7 |
| 2024 | 1108.3 |
| 2025 | 1242.3 |
Opportunities · 05Next‑Generation Perovskite Device Designs
404 papers12.9% of this theme group
Work targets novel perovskite compositions and flexible architectures to raise conversion efficiency.
Perovskite (358) · Perovskite solar cell (61) · Halide (58) · Energy conversion efficiency (114)
Design and Simulation of Cs<sub>2</sub>BiAgI<sub>6</sub> Double Perovskite Solar Cells with Different Electron Transport Layers for Efficien
Functional materials, device architecture, and flexibility of perovskite solar cell
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 314.5 |
| 2023 | 306.0 |
| 2024 | 308.3 |
| 2025 | 289.4 |
Opportunities · 06Solar‑Driven Catalysis and Artificial Photosynthesis
379 papers12.1% of this theme group
Papers present high‑efficiency absorbers and catalytic films for water splitting and solar thermal applications.
Photocatalysis (48) · Water splitting (47) · Catalysis (32) · Heliostat (31)
Large‐Scale Nanophotonic Solar Selective Absorbers for High‐Efficiency Solar Thermal Energy Conversion
Liquid metal-embraced photoactive films for artificial photosynthesis
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 470.0 |
| 2023 | 469.5 |
| 2024 | 437.6 |
| 2025 | 401.2 |
Opportunities · 07Thin‑Film Solar Material Innovations
250 papers8.0% of this theme group
Advances in cadmium‑telluride, CIGS, and kesterite materials aim to lift thin‑film solar cell efficiencies.
Cadmium telluride photovoltaics (52) · Copper indium gallium selenide solar cells (52) · Optoelectronics (123) · Solar cell (105)
Kesterite Thin‐Film Solar Cells: Advances in Materials Modelling of Cu<sub>2</sub>ZnSnS<sub>4</sub>
High Efficiency Cu<sub>2</sub>ZnSn(S,Se)<sub>4</sub> Solar Cells by Applying a Double In<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub>/CdS Emitter
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2263.2 |
| 2023 | 2206.4 |
| 2024 | 1948.2 |
| 2025 | 1027.1 |
How this field compares with the research baseline
Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.
| Research orientation | This field | Reference sample |
|---|---|---|
| Promising | 41.0% | 37.1% |
| Breakthrough | 25.4% | 26.4% |
| Descriptive | 15.1% | 17.9% |
| Problem-identifying | 7.2% | 9.5% |
| Cautionary | 5.5% | 4.4% |
| Comparative | 5.1% | 3.9% |
| Critical | 0.7% | 0.9% |
Concerns receiving less research attention
Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.
| Concern / example paper | Papers | Share | Raised as a problem | Worldwide share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware, e-waste & supply chainHydrogen Generation from the Wastewater of Power Plants via an Integrated Photovoltaic and Electrolyzer System: A Pilot- | 3 | 0.07% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.08% |
| Water useAnsys Modeling to Extract Energy from water-Cooled Solar Panel for Household Applications | 2 | 0.04% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.03% |
| Concentration of compute powerChina's solar photo-voltaic power generation industry policies analysis | 2 | 0.04% | 2 (100.0%) | 0.02% |
| Carbon & emissions of computeToward Self-Sustainable Airborne Communication Networks: Comprehensive Modeling and Analysis of Energy Consumption and H | 1 | 0.02% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.01% |
| Safety & misuse1.1 eV GaInAs cell development for dual-use solar and 1070 nm laser power converters | 1 | 0.02% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.01% |
| Bias & fairnessTarget‐Induced Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cell Design on Photoelectrochemical Anode for Improved Enantiomer Discrimination | 1 | 0.02% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.01% |
| Energy & datacenter footprint | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.01% |
| Labour & data work | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Privacy & surveillance | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.04% |
Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: United States. This may be broader than the company geography.
INNOVATION SIGNALSWho files Solar and Wind Technology patents in the United States
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GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINTWhere companies are based
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
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Where companies are based
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
San Francisco
28 companies27.5% across the displayed hubs
6 companies hiring · $893.6M disclosed funding
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16 companies15.7% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $192.2M disclosed funding
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Boston
13 companies12.7% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $2.2B disclosed funding
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12 companies11.8% across the displayed hubs
2 companies hiring · $35.5M disclosed funding
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Denver
10 companies9.8% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $86.6M disclosed funding
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Austin
9 companies8.8% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $308.2M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Austin ↗San Diego
7 companies6.9% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $50.8M disclosed funding
Explore companies in San Diego ↗Washington, Dc
7 companies6.9% across the displayed hubs
2 companies hiring · $601.5M disclosed funding
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It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
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No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.
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