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The pv Europe team wishes you a peaceful Christmas, with plenty of time for each other and the joy of spending time with your loved ones.

The Chinese government has reduced a tax break for solar panels by 4 percent. It may be a first sign that solar panel prices will rise again in the new year. Especially now that it seems likely that the Chinese government will also abolish the remaining 9 percent tax benefit in the first half of 2025, says Gerard Scheper, CEO of European Solar. "This finally seems to be the end of the declining price curve of solar panels and making it less interesting to postpone the purchase any longer."

Poland - from the land of coal-fired power to the boom of renewables. In the year 2005 Poland embarked on the path of renewable energy. Now solar power is in the fast lane!

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.

After four years of soaring growth, the EU solar sector has hit its first deployment slowdown of the 2020s, dropping from 53% growth in 2023 to 4% in 2024. This represents a 92% slowdown of solar growth.

After ten years in the market the Chinese supplier of inverters is still holding the ground. The business is volatile, but that is no news in PV. The sales director for Eastern Europe talks about chances and pitfalls in turbulent times in the polish market.

The European PV market remained steady in November, with the PV Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) holding firm at 68, consistent with October. While buyer confidence remains robust, solar panel and inverter prices continued their downward trajectory across most categories, signaling a market grappling with seasonal adjustments and intensified competition, according to trading platform sun.store.

Solar Materials were awarded the Gold European Solar Sustainability Award by SolarPower Europe for their efforts to make solar more circular, and recover more raw materials in the recycling process in Brussels.

Recently Jinko, announced a multi-year global partnership with Manchester City Football Club. As a vital part of this partnership, Jinko will provide over 10,500 Tiger Neo PV modules to power Manchester City’s training ground – City Football Academy.

Our next newsletter for investors will be published on December 18, 2024. It will be about the pv markets in Eastern and South Eastern Europe. The Polish market takes the lead. It is developing very dynamically. Sign up for the newsletter to receive the latest B2B information on your desk.

Ioannis Chatzichristofis is Regional Sales Manager at KOSTAL Solar Electric and is responsible for the Polish, Czech, Baltic and Finnish markets. In the interview, he explains why he currently sees challenges in the Polish photovoltaic market, but why the market offers excellent potential in the long term.

Are you a renewable energy expert from Saxony or the surrounding region? Looking to expand your network and connect with key players in Eastern Germany’s renewable energy sector? Don’t miss Solar Solutions Leipzig 2025, taking place on January 29th and 30th at Leipziger Messe. Here’s why you should attend:

Montenegro has a high solar potential and is taking promising steps to use more solar PV, as Ivana Vojinović, director of the Center for Climate Change, Natural Resources and Energy at the University of Donja Gorica, explains. But challenges remain.

The European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) announces the appointment of Carlos del Cañizo as the General Chair of the 42nd edition which will take place from 22 to 26 September in Bilbao, Spain.

One award, five categories, 15 winners and an abundance of innovative and intelligent ideas, products, services and projects: The next The smarter E AWARD is already on the horizon. Companies can submit their applications for the coveted award starting November 1, 2024. The application period ends on January 31, 2025.

The Republic of Moldova is taking major steps to encourage investment in renewable energies, expand international partnerships and achieve climate targets. Photovoltaics play an important role in this. The first tenders were recently launched.

Corab might be best known as a PV-component wholesaler based in Poland. The roots of the company lie in the production of mounting systems. Currently, the company is capable of an output of over four Gigawatt per year. One of the newest developments in mounting system techniques from Corab are agri-pv-systems. We talked about the role of this new development with Barbara Michalowska, Agri-PV Manager at CORAB S.A.

PV Europe and SolarPower Europe are delighted to announce their media partnership for the upcoming Sustainable Solar Europe 2024 in Brussels, a flagship event of SolarPower Europe in cooperation with Intersolar Europe.

SolarEdge Technologies recently announced the appointment of Shuki Nir as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. He will succeed Ronen Faier, who has served as the Company’s Interim CEO since August 2024.

LONGi Solar and the Keno Group have entered a strategic partnership on the supply of LONGi’s latest back contact series to Central and Easter European countries. The collaboration will comprise the new Hi-MO X10 solar panels.

Harald Scherleitner is leading the two business units Solar Energy and "Perfect Welding" in the field of Sales & Marketing at a global level at Fronius. In the interview, he explains how Fronius is positioned in the Polish market and what prospects the Polish market holds for the company.

The Austrian processing centre for green electricity subsidies has approved investment grants for more than two gigawatts of solar capacity this year. The problem child of the industry association PV Austria is still the expansion of open spaces - in addition to the known hurdles.

Voltage Clean Energy, a global provider of premier wire, cable and electrical balance of systems (eBOS) solutions in the utility-scale PV solar industry, announced the opening of their new European office in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Darius Borowiec has been Area Sales Manager for Poland at K2 Systems since 2023. From Malbork he manages the business. He reveals what is important for a supplier of mounting systems in the polish market.

Our Editor in Chief recently went to see the birthplace of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the east of Austria. Based on a post for his blog, we present here a two-part series. We start out with the man himself as well as his humble beginnings and sheer determination. Next time we will then focus on his political career and activism for solar energy.