In 2024, China led the global market for industrial solar heat, while the Netherlands recorded the highest increase in newly installed solar district heating capacity in Europe. Germany topped the charts for newly installed hybrid photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) collectors. The newly released Solar Heat Worldwide 2025 report presents the latest data across key applications of solar heating and cooling, including residential water heating, district heating, process heat, solar cooling, and drying. The full report and accompanying infographics are available for free download here.