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For three days, from 23-26 September 2025, everything will revolve around concentrating solar thermal technologies in Almería, southern Spain. CSP utilises solar energy with the help of mirrors, reflectors or parabolic troughs - the solar energy is then buffered as heat.

A majority stake in Baywa r.e. is to be sold to the investor Energy Infrastructure Partners. A capital increase will reduce Baywa's stake in the solar trading and project development company to 35 per cent.

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.

Solar Solutions Amsterdam claims to be the largest exhibiton for professionals in renewable energy in the Netherlands. New products and services are presented on 24,000 square meters at Expo Greater Amsterdam in Vijfhuizen, 11-13, March, 2025.

Goldbeck Solar will present its latest developments, technologies, and tailored solutions to industry professionals from March 11 to 13, at Solar Solutions 2025 in Amsterdam/Netherlands.

Last Friday marked the three year anniversary since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Beyond its military, one of Ukraine’s fiercest defenders has been its power sector. Restoring destroyed plants, preventing blackouts, moving equipment all while investing in new renewable capacity: Ukraine’s power sector is a masterful example of resilience from which Europe can learn, Eurelectric says.

Founded in 2020 in Warsaw, Menlo Electric has maintained a strong international focus from the very start, with 75% of its business taking place outside of Poland. Menlo Electric CEO Bartosz Majewski shares how the Poland-based distributor navigates a turbulent global solar market, tackling falling prices, declining residential demand, and fierce competition while maintaining capacity for future growth.

KEY in Rimini/Italy opens its doors from March 5 to 7, 2025. The tradefair is not only larger and covers a broader range of topics around energy transition than before, but is also more international.

Increasing production, price fluctuations, and stricter regulations are influencing the solar market on a global scale. We spoke with Gerard Scheper, CEO of European Solar, about the latest developments and their impact on the industry.

Electric cars, solar heating and cooling as well as industrial processes will increase electricity demand by up to 30 TWh (+12%) compared to 2024. At the same time, the Spanish economy could save up to 6.71 billion euros per year through a green electricity supply. On average, each household could reduce its energy costs by 64% or more than €1,400 per year.

The 1st Intersolar Summit Africa 2025 is set to transform the renewable energy landscape from March 12–13, 2025, Nairobi/Kenya. Bringing together 250 key stakeholders from across the solar, energy storage, and finance sectors, this flagship event will provide promising opportunities for networking, knowledge exchange, and collaboration.

Three European Commission institutions have joined forces to promote renewable energy in the private sector in Poland. A total of PLN 701 million, over EUR 160 million, has been made available to be passed on as loans to private individuals for the installation of photovoltaic systems and heat pumps.

In March, Zagreb will become the hub of the most important regional discussions about the future of energy, with the conferences Solar Flex Croatia 2025 and RE-Source Croatia 2025.

MET Energia Italia has launched the first Renewable Energy Community in Lombardy. The community is open to all citizens, companies and local authorities in the area, and uses renewable energy to generate energy savings.

After months of declining prices, January marked a turning point in the European solar market, with module prices experiencing a slight rebound. While the increases are still moderate, they indicate a shift in market dynamics, suggesting that the prolonged price drops may be slowing down, according to online trading platform sun.store.

No other electricity generation technology has expanded as quickly as photovoltaics in the past year. It is now stronger than coal power. Adding green power plants also saves a lot of money on fossil fuel imports.

Telecommunications company TIM Group, in collaboration with Axpo Italia, launched TIM Energia, a new venture offering green electricity to meet the energy needs of Italy’s small and medium sized businesses.

A tsunami of cheap Chinese solar panels flooding Europe, an increasing taste for rooftop solar and a boom for small, medium and large-scale battery storage. These are the three strongest trends in solar energy for 2025, as seen by Midsummer Executive VP Sven Lindström.

Media reports in Germany, such as in the “Welt”, have recently warned of an overload on the power grid on holidays in spring and summer, when a high supply of solar power can meet a low demand for electricity. The German Federal Network Agency, the industry association BSW-Solar and scientists give the all-clear and warn against scaremongering.

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!

The Swedish Solar Energy Association (Svensk Solenergi) has launched a guideline to emergency operation in the event of a power outage for household with solar panels. It was presented during the National Conference on Public Health and Defense.

A new study commissioned by Eurelectric, demonstrates the need for a new approach to energy security based on clean electrification to reduce fuel imports dependence, lower exposure to commodities price shocks and boost crises resilience. 

In 2024, solar energy covered around 14 percent of Germany's electricity consumption. In 2024, more than one million new solar power systems were registered. The newly installed photovoltaic capacity grew by around ten percent compared to the previous year.

The European renewable energy market in 2024 has seen both massive growth phases as well as uncertainties around legislation and infrastructure readiness in several European markets. Wolf Dietrich – Senior Director Development, UK & Europe of Econergy summarizes key challenges and provides an outlook on growth trends and success factors for 2025.

The energy world of tomorrow and beyond is being created now – and it will be more sustainable, intelligent and connected than ever. Fresh ideas are needed across all sectors, along with bold companies that are willing to break new ground. To promoto this, The smarter E Europe offers an exclusive Start-up Area. More than 180 start-ups are expected among the more than 3,000 exhibitors.