Smaller projects, greater potential: RGREEN INVEST on the growth in Europe’s rooftop solar sector
Nicolas Rochon and Mathilde Ketoff tell PV Tech Premium that ensuring strong margins are of paramount importance for the rooftop solar sector.
More energy storage to alleviate solar PV curtailment issues in Greece
Ahead of Large Scale Solar Southern Europe next week in Athens, Greece, PV Tech spoke with some of the panellists present at the event about the solar Greek market, including its challenges (curtailment, grid), policy support, and new technologies (agriPV, FPV, or green hydrogen).
Energy storage is the real game changer in Greece
Stelios Psomas, policy advisor at HELAPCO looks at the current state of the solar PV market in Greece and what role energy storage plays.
Green hydrogen production: a catalyst for solar PV growth in Southeastern Europe
Green hydrogen production could give solar PV deployment a boost in Southern Europe, writes Aurora Energy Research research lead expert of Southeastern Europe Panos Kefalas.
‘Grid upgrades crucial to integrating solar’: Global Capital Finance on the challenges of building PV systems in Southern Europe
PV Tech spoke with Alejandra Pérez-Plá, regional manager – Mediterranean at financial advisory firm Global Capital Finance about challenges related to land acquisition for utility-scale solar PV projects in Southern Europe, how to manage these issues and grid modernisation.
European Commission acknowledges solar manufacturing crisis, delays implementing measures
The European Commission has acknowledged the current state of Europe’s solar manufacturers, yet has come short of implementing any measures.
The marvels of fixed DC-coupling architecture for solar-plus-storage projects
Fixed DC-coupled architecture for solar-plus-storage is slowly becoming an industry standard for hybrid resources projects with greater benefits.
Europe’s emerging solar markets
Jonathan Touriño Jacobo explores how Eastern and Southern European countries have emerged in the race as key players for the European Union to reach 740GW of solar capacity installed by 2030.
Too big to succeed: different approaches to delivering large-scale solar
Uncertainty surrounding ownership models of large-scale solar projects raises a question: are such facilities simply too big to succeed?
Takeaway from Australia’s budget and Queensland’s renewable energy targets
The Australian government and the renewables sector in the country have been ramping up its energy transition efforts. Although a lot of new policies and projects were announced in recent years, experts said more has to be done to address labour shortages, skills gaps and reliance on fossil fuels.
