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.
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.
Greto Polska is a well knownn wholesaler for photovoltaic and heating installation companies. International Key Account Manager Piotr Pysniak talks about Polish an German market and their interconnection.
At the international energy conference ReBuild Ukraine in Warsaw, the Commercial Risk Guarantee Fund — a new tool to secure investments in renewable energy—was presented and received already positive feedback from the international financial institutions.
Even if all COP announcements to date were to be fully implemented, a significant CO2 emission gap would still need to be closed by 2050, according to IRENA’s World Energy Transitions Outlook 2024.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) published its annual Energy Technology Perspectives report, for the first time introducing combined analysis on the interplay between energy, industrial and trade policies. SolarPower Europe contributed to the report.
Trina Solar has delivered 140 MW of its Vertex dual-glass bifacial modules to Karavasta Solar in Albania on behalf of Voltalia. The project will be the largest of its kind in the Western Balkans.
81% of renewable additions in 2023 were cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives, offering countries a compelling business and investment case to triple renewables by 2030, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Andel and Better Energy have entered a joint partnership with the aim to construct 15 renewable energy parks with a capacity of around 2 GW in Denmark between 2024 and 2028.
Europe’s distribution grids need to be urgently modernised to enable massive electrification of transport, heating and industry, integrate renewables and withstand more frequent extreme weather and cyber threats, Eurelectric demands.
Who are the climate deniers and what communication channels and narratives do they use? How to deal with them? These questions were explored in a webinar organized by the international media network CCNow.
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RWE announced its investment decision to build Australia’s first eight-hour battery near Balranald, in New South Wales (NSW). It will be co-located to a 249 MW solar farm.
Happy Canada Day: The Canadian PV market is also gaining momentum with larger projects. For example, hep solar recently received approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission for the construction and operation of a 120-megawatt PV park in Alderson.
The United States continues to face challenges meeting the increased demand for critical minerals almost two years after the historic Inflation Reduction Act, a S&P Global study finds.
Sandro Esposito, Managing Director of developer CCE Italia, comments on the strict restrictions announced by the Italian government for solar parks on agricultural land.
A new report of SolarPower Europe offers key insights into the Omani solar sector, and opportunities for international investment. The country will need to install minimum 13 GW solar by 2030.
Centrica has completed the acquisition of two clean energy projects in the southern United Kingdom, adding 32 megawatts of capacity to the company’s power portfolio.
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Solnet Group has appointed Simo Hakkarainen as the new Head of Utility-Scale PV to drive the growth of the company group’s solar utility business.
Iqony Solar Energy Solutions (Sens) has started the development of a planned pipeline of up to 1 GW in Poland with a local partner. The first four PV projects have a combined output of 355 MW.
Outlook 2024: Junior Product Manager Alina Möbius and Product Manager Martin Peters explain what the investment environment for Electricity storage units looks like and what technological developments can be expected from Intilion. CEO André Haubrock provides an insight into the current status of the company's planned IPO.
Global investment in the low-carbon energy transition surged 17% in 2023, reaching $1.77 trillion, according to BloombergNEF. But there is still a huge investment gap for net zero.
Longi has signed a 576 MW sales agreement with Nofar Energy Romania, implementing the latest generation of its high efficiency modules.
P Capital Partners (PCP), a Swedish private credit investor, and Better Energy continue their collaboration by entering a second round of financing. The funds, amounting to EUR 175 million, will be provided through a 6-year credit facility agreement.
