Blocking, El Niño and extreme events redistribute solar resource in 2026 so far

Global solar resource was redistributed through the first half of 2026 as early-year blocking patterns and polar vortex disruption in the Northern Hemisphere gave way to developing El Niño conditions from April, according to analysis using the Solcast API. Much of Europe, the United States, Southeast Asia, South America and Central Africa saw irradiance 5-10% above the long-term average, while most of Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Northern Africa, parts of Western Russia and Central Asia were 5-10% below average. Most of Europe saw significantly more solar than normal across the first half of ...

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