China’s solar exports have continued to grow as demand from global consumers and developers increased, while its dominance in PV manufacturing will likely continue, according to Wood Mackenzie’s recent study.
This week (7 August) saw the launch a Ynni Cymru, a new publicly-owned energy company for Wales set to bolster community-owned solar and renewable projects .
Joint venture Firma Vogt Solar has unveiled plans for a 150MW solar-based Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) in Cumbria.
With multiple European countries submitting their revised National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) in recent months, the European Union (EU) is targeting an extra 90GW of solar capacity by 2030.
French energy major TotalEnergies has acquired a combined 208MW of solar PV capacity in Romania from Germany-based renewables developer PNE.
French energy company Voltalia has secured €29 million (US$31.9 million) from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to develop a 140MW solar plant in southwestern Albania.
Renewables developer Ameresco has partnered with EPC contractor Sunel Group to bid on 1.5GWp of solar PV and battery energy storage system (BESS) project contracts across Europe.
The cumulative capacity of installed and commissioned PV increased by more than 25% last year, and reached about 1.2TW by the end of 2022.
For the first time in two years, European solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) have dropped during the first quarter of 2023.
