Investment in Renewables Reaches Record Levels Globally, BloombergNEF Says
A BloombergNEF report has found that investment in renewables like wind and solar reached record levels globally in the first half of the year. The strategic research provider’s 2H 2025 Renewable Energy Investment Tracker shows that small-scale solar and global offshore wind experienced notable growth in H1 2025 while asset finance for onshore wind and utility-scale solar dropped notably from H1 2024 levels.
Even so, worldwide investments in new green energy projects reached a record $386 billion between January and July 2025, increasing by 10% from the first half of 2024. Given the capital-intensive nature of renewable energy projects, these investments are critical to building the renewable capacity the world will need to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and transition to green energy.
However, while total renewable energy investments rose in the first half of the year, there was a 13% reduction in utility-scale solar and onshore wind investments, which fell to their lowest portion of total renewable energy investment for nearly two decades, BloombergNEF data shows.
Utility-scale solar, in particular, saw a 19% reduction in investment between H1 2024 and H1 2025, with Spain, Brazil, Greece, and mainland China experiencing the most notable year-on-year reductions in utility-scale solar investments.
Coincidentally, these countries have also experienced increasing curtailment rates and negative price exposure, indicating that the most important investor concern was revenue as markets with robust corporate demand for energy and supportive government policies had the highest utility-scale solar investment.
While larger renewable energy projects attracted less funding in the first half of the year, small-scale solar projects saw increased investor activity as their smaller size makes them incredibly quick to deploy and bring online before their returns are impacted by major policy shifts such as the Trump administration’s recent decision to phase out renewable energy tax incentives.
In mainland China, for instance, small-scale solar investment increased by nearly two times but utility-scale photovoltaic solar installations declined by 28% before Beijing passed a regulatory change that now makes renewable energy prices susceptible to volatility.
Offshore wind investment also attracted significant capital in the first half of the year, gaining a whopping $39 billion in capital investment and surpassing last year’s entire offshore wind investment of $31 billion.
BloombergNEF’s Head of Clean Power Meredith Annex says clean energy investors and developers across the globe are allocating their capital to projects with the highest return on investment. She notes that project pipexlines are already being affected by the reduction in onshore wind and utility-scale financing and will continue to feel the strain.
The data reveals how quickly renewable energy investors are adapting to changing market conditions and policy landscapes. Despite record overall investment levels, the shift toward smaller, faster-deploying projects and offshore wind shows investors are prioritizing speed and certainty over scale as regulatory environments become increasingly unpredictable.
These research findings are likely to provide valuable insights to companies like PowerBank Corporation (NASDAQ: SUUN) (Cboe CA: SUNN) (FSE: 103) that are looking to make an entry into more markets around the world.
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A BloombergNEF report has found that investment in renewables like wind and solar reached record levels globally in the first half of the year. The strategic research provider’s 2H 2025 Renewable Energy Investment Tracker shows that small-scale solar and global offshore wind experienced notable growth in H1 2025 while asset finance for onshore wind and utility-scale solar dropped notably from H1 2024 levels.
Even so, worldwide investments in new green energy projects reached a record $386 billion between January and July 2025, increasing by 10% from the first half of 2024. Given the capital-intensive nature of renewable energy projects, these investments are critical to building the renewable capacity the world will need to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and transition to green energy.
However, while total renewable energy investments rose in the first half of the year, there was a 13% reduction in utility-scale solar and onshore wind investments, which fell to their lowest portion of total renewable energy investment for nearly two decades, BloombergNEF data shows.
Utility-scale solar, in particular, saw a 19% reduction in investment between H1 2024 and H1 2025, with Spain, Brazil, Greece, and mainland China experiencing the most notable year-on-year reductions in utility-scale solar investments.
Coincidentally, these countries have also experienced increasing curtailment rates and negative price exposure, indicating that the most important investor concern was revenue as markets with robust corporate demand for energy and supportive government policies had the highest utility-scale solar investment.
While larger renewable energy projects attracted less funding in the first half of the year, small-scale solar projects saw increased investor activity as their smaller size makes them incredibly quick to deploy and bring online before their returns are impacted by major policy shifts such as the Trump administration’s recent decision to phase out renewable energy tax incentives.
In mainland China, for instance, small-scale solar investment increased by nearly two times but utility-scale photovoltaic solar installations declined by 28% before Beijing passed a regulatory change that now makes renewable energy prices susceptible to volatility.
Offshore wind investment also attracted significant capital in the first half of the year, gaining a whopping $39 billion in capital investment and surpassing last year’s entire offshore wind investment of $31 billion.
BloombergNEF’s Head of Clean Power Meredith Annex says clean energy investors and developers across the globe are allocating their capital to projects with the highest return on investment. She notes that project pipexlines are already being affected by the reduction in onshore wind and utility-scale financing and will continue to feel the strain.
The data reveals how quickly renewable energy investors are adapting to changing market conditions and policy landscapes. Despite record overall investment levels, the shift toward smaller, faster-deploying projects and offshore wind shows investors are prioritizing speed and certainty over scale as regulatory environments become increasingly unpredictable.
These research findings are likely to provide valuable insights to companies like PowerBank Corporation (NASDAQ: SUUN) (Cboe CA: SUNN) (FSE: 103) that are looking to make an entry into more markets around the world.
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