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Subsidies and new business models from the capital market to finance the solar energy transition are the focus of this topic. Investors and banking experts in particular will find what they are looking for here.

Solar panels now share the view in Plitvice Lakes National Park

Croatia's national parks get an €18 million energy upgrade

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Eight national parks and thirteen nature parks can now apply for a share of €18 million to fund solar-plus-storage, heating and cooling upgrades, EV infrastructure and grid improvements, starting 1 October.

Our guest author Harry Wolkenfelt, CEO and founder of Solarif Group

Harry Wolkenfelt: Insurability is built, not bought

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Solar and battery storage projects are only as insurable and bankable as the decisions taken long before financial close, argues the CEO and founder of Solarif Group. Effective De-Risking starts at the drawing board, not at the signing table.

Fixed-tilt and facing the same direction: not always a given in energy policy

IEA: Middle East crisis driving investment in electrification

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Countries are responding to the second energy crisis in five years by expanding electricity investment and turning to new supply routes and domestic resources, the International Energy Agency (IEA) reports.

The Solar Investors Guide is published at regular intervals.

Solar Investors Guide #1 – ELTIF 2.0 and PPAs open doors for investment

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The updated European Long Term Investment Fund regulation broadens access to solar projects for institutional and private investors, while PPAs now offer returns independent of public subsidies.

Solar field, substation, containers: the anatomy of a hybrid PPA

Buyers chasing value, not price, in Europe's PPA market

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Corporate energy buyers are increasingly choosing hybrid PPAs for their settlement value rather than their price, even as LevelTen Energy's Q2 index shows solar prices recovering on gas-driven wholesale gains.

The subsidy is only available if the applicant actually lives in the house

Croatia – €36 million earmarked for solar, storage and heat pump grants

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Homeowners can claim up to 50 percent of installation costs from 2 September, with battery storage funded only alongside a new photovoltaic system.

The kind of scale that made the financing possible and now makes the shortfall harder to absorb

Greece – overdue loans mount as solar producers feel the squeeze

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Banks are stepping up warnings to solar operators as loans fall into arrears, with output restrictions and falling power prices squeezing project income and pushing some towards default.

Loudwater 39 MW/55 MWh battery storage plant near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, UK

NextEnergy's UK fund grows with 107 MW battery acquisition

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The solar and storage investor's UK fund has added three operational battery sites in southeast England, taking standalone capacity to 165 MW after NEUK I's £733 million final close.

PPAs offer a means of advancing the energy transition without public subsidies

Croatia still lagging on PPAs as barriers persist

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A new report from the Croatian Renewable Energy Association maps the barriers holding back a market that has gained traction elsewhere in Europe, from regulatory complexity to the near-absence of municipal and community contracts.

To qualify for feed-in tariffs, larger solar parks were simply split into many smaller installations

Bosnia and Herzegovina – new solar spacing rules in Republika Srpska

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The amended Renewable Energy Act targets developers splitting large solar parks into sub-150-kilowatt units running to multi-megawatt scale, to claim 15-year feed-in tariffs and avoid concession fees.

The Loutsa solar park in central Greece

Greece – EBRD and NextGenerationEU back 32 MW park for industry

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A €18.9 million financing package will support construction of the solar installation at Hellenic Halyvourgia's steelworks, covering around 20% of electricity needs and cutting annual carbon emissions by more than 22,000 tonnes.

Representatives of the EIB and Ingeteam signing the loan agreement

EIB backs Ingeteam with €75 million for renewables R&D

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Spain's Ingeteam will use the European Investment Bank funding to advance grid integration, power electronics and energy storage, with the work partly aimed at reducing dependence on non-European suppliers.

The idea is simple; the legislation is not

Shared energy, tangled rules: Croatia's community model falters

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Regulatory inconsistency, slow specification processes and limited public sector engagement are preventing Croatia's energy community model from moving beyond the earliest stages.

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Peakup Power Establishes European HQ Ahead of Intersolar Munich, to Unveil Next-Gen PEC-BC Technology

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Every breakthrough in photovoltaic technology brings us one step closer to a greener future. As a world-leading provider of PEC-BC lightweight modules and BIPV solutions, Peakup Power is proud to announce the establishment of our European headquarters – Peakup Europe GmbH – in Germany.

PV storage projects in Greece are gaining stronger backing from banks

Greece – storage steps in as PV tariffs lose their shine

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Domestic banks have approved financing for storage on operating PV assets, with talks now underway to extend the model from single sites to full photovoltaic portfolios.

Sun and storage may be aligned, as here in Denmark, but financing is still catching up

Eurelectric urges derisking over clean energy financing gap

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A €500 billion yearly shortfall in clean energy funding risks slowing electrification. The power sector body Eurelectric sets out a series of measures to improve regulatory stability, strengthen investor confidence and unlock private capital.

A modest array and a sizeable signal for Greek residential solar

Revised Greece 2.0 plan tilts towards rooftop PV

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The reworked national recovery package shifts weight towards small-scale PV on homes and farms, with previous goals for solar water heaters and heat pumps pared back after persistent rollout difficulties.

Mixed housing stock, mixed solar uptake

UK – Heva brings home solar into employee benefits

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A new pre-tax payroll scheme from Heva Energy lets UK employees fund residential PV, storage and EV chargers without upfront cost, cutting household electricity bills by up to half.

Solar and storage tenders remain a small segment of overall auction volumes

SolarPower Europe calls for stronger auctions and PPAs to drive electrification

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Public auctions and corporate PPAs delivered 92 GW of solar capacity in the EU between the 2022 energy crisis and 2025. Now, the Brussels-based trade body is urging stronger use of these tools to reduce reliance on fossil fuel imports.