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Expert analysis: The three strongest solar energy trends in 2025

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A tsunami of cheap Chinese solar panels flooding Europe, a growing taste for rooftop solar and a boom for small, medium and large-scale battery storage – these are the three overarching trends for 2025 as predicted by Midsummer Executive VP Sven Lindström.

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Longi upgrades Lighthouse factory for HPBC 2.0

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Longi has upgraded the factory in Jiaxing, China, to produce Longi’s back contact modules featuring the new second generation of HPBC 2.0 - Hybrid Passivated Back Contact technology.

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SolarPower Europe: New export initiative for European-made solar products

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SolarPower Europe has launched a new initiative to boost offtake for European-made solar products in high-growth markets around the world, in support of the rebuilding of the EU solar manufacturing base.

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EU Clean Industrial Deal: Opportunity for renewables and European manufacturing

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This week the European Commission published the Clean Industrial Deal, including the Clean Industrial Deal Communication, the Affordable Energy Action Plan, and the ‘Omnibus packages. SolarPower Europe and REScoop.eu e praise the package, but also call for improvements.

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Poland Surpasses 21 GW Milestone in PV Installations in 2024

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The Growth of Photovoltaic Systems in Poland surpassed the 20 Gigawatts line in October 2024 hitting the 21-Gigawatt mark in December.

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SolarPower Europe welcomes new EU Competitiveness Compass

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The European Commission published the EU Competitiveness Compass. It would point out to the right problems and the right solutions Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of SolarPower Europe said.

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Expert analysis: “Battery storage needs to be as lucrative to make as it is to use”

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What is driving the dynamic battery storage market in Europe? What are the risks? How important is European manufacturing and a circular economy? Stefan Bahamonde, CEO and founder of Libattion, shares his point of view.

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Perovskite: the next major solar technology?

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Perovskite photovoltaics have garnered significant attention, But is Perovskite really the next major solar technology? Maia Benstead, Technology Analyst at Oxford based IDTechEx, takes a stand.

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SolarPower Europe: landmark Solar Sustainability report released

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SolarPower Europe unveiled its landmark ‘Sustainable Solar: Environmental, Social, and Governance Actions Along the Value Chain’ report, detailing how the solar sector is addressing key sustainability challenges across all stages of its lifecycle.

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Solar Stewardship Initiative: Supply Chain Traceability Standard published

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The Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) has reached a milestone in its mission to create end-to-end transparency and promote responsible practices across the solar value chain with the publication of its Supply Chain Traceability Standard. It was unveiled last week at Sustainable Solar Europe Conference in Brussels.

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Gridparity founds subsidiary for urban solar applications

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Urban PV aims to give the energy transition in cities a boost. The focus is on the utilisation of already sealed surfaces in urban areas.

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SolarPower Europe calls for action plan to save the European PV inverter industry

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In the face of global price and competitive pressure in the PV sector, which is now also affecting large European inverter manufacturers such as SMA and Fronius, the industry association SolarPower Europe is calling for political countermeasures.

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Acquisition of Italian inverter manufacturer Fimer completed

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Following the assignment, in late November 2024, of inverter manufacturer Fimers business complex to MA Solar Italy Limited affiliated to the McLaren Applied Group, the acquisition procedure has been formally completed as planned. Fimer has been officially integrated into the Greybull Capital and McLaren Applied family.

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Solar Stewardship Initiative: First ESG assessments successfully completed

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The Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) completed its first Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) assessments, with additional ones already ongoing. Two manufacturing sites of Trinasolar have been certified.

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Enstall: Dutch mounting systems provider announces new leadership

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Enstall, provider of mounting solutions and digital services for the solar sector, recently announced that Stijn Vos will transition to Chairman of the Supervisory Board, with Mehran Sedigh appointed as the new CEO. The change will take effect in March 2025.

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Jinko Solar reaches 300 GW milestone of PV module delivery

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Jinko Solar has achieved the significant milestone of delivering 300 gigawatt (GW) of solar modules worldwide since 2011, the company having previously also been the first in the industry to reach milestones of 100 GW and 200 GW.

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Struggling Italian inverter manufacturer Fimer taken over by McLaren Applied Group

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The Extraordinary Commissioners of Italian inverter manufacturer Fimer in Extraordinary Administration have announced that the Company’s business complex has been assigned to MA Solar Italy Limited, part of the McLaren Applied Group, with the support of Greybull Capital. The takeover price was not disclosed.

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Array Technologies Appoints new leadership for EMEA region

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Array Technologies, a global supplier of solar tracker solutions, announces the appointment of Leonardo Serpa as general manager for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and Héctor Sánchez as vice president of sales, EMEA.

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SolarPower Europe

Europe must strengthen its production base for solar inverters

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In view of the global price pressure and competition in the PV sector, which is now also causing major European inverter manufacturers such as SMA and Fronius to falter, SolarPower Europe is calling for political countermeasures.