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. Solar power in the fast lane!
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.
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.
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 Czech government wants to retroactively cut funding for existing renewable energy plants, as it did several years ago. International investors want to take legal action against this, citing a violation of national and European law.
LONGi and UK based Octopus Energy closed a strategic partnership on high-efficiency photovoltaic technology with the aim to significantly boost the global renewable energy capacity.
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.
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.
Azerbaijan is performing a balancing act between more gas for Europe and more renewable energies. A tour of the country, which will host the World Climate Change Conference in November, showed that there is at least some gradual movement towards more climate protection.
Our next newsletter for investors will be published on April 24, 2024. It will cover the risks of solar parks. How do you recognize good preparation? What are the essential factors for making a project successful? Sign up for the newsletter to receive the latest specialist information.
The criteria for BloombergNEF's Tier 1 list, which is seen by the solar industry as a seal of assurance, has recently been adjusted. The number of the manufacturers on the top list has been halved, notes Gerard Scheper, CEO of European Solar. "As many as 26 have dropped out, which means that Tier 1 really serves as an elite list again, but the way this has been done is quite outrageous."
Following the successful completion of a 282 MW portfolio now operational in Ireland, Highfield Solar has secured project financing to fund the construction and operation of an additional Solar PV project with 93MW of installed capacity.
Ib Vogt has achieved Financial Close of a project financing debt facility for a 418 MW solar PV portfolio comprising three projects clustered around Segovia, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain.
European Energy, in partnership with the municipalities of Barwice and Grzmiąca, has initiated a project to explore the development of Power-to-X in Poland.
2024 is a key year for the storage industry. Florian Antwerpen, founder and Managing Director of Kyon Energy, provides insights into the most important developments.
Several major European manufacturers, such as Meyer Burger, Norsun, Norwegian Crystals and REC Solar, have announced that the European market is no longer favourable enough for them to operate in. Gerard Scheper, CEO of European Solar thinks. "This means a very serious setback for any European production plans."
A large Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) has been signed between European Energy and Rio Tinto. The long-term agreement ensures that all the energy from an upcoming 1.3 GW solar farm will be supplied to the mining company.
A large Korean and globally networked trading company has acquired a minority stake in the German PV recycler Flaxres, thereby establishing a strategic partnership for significant non-European markets.
Solnet Group has released a new report addressing the critical issue of safety in rooftop solar installations. Titled "Safety and Security in C&I Rooftop PV,” the white paper outlines the most important considerations rooftop solar owners and installers can take to minimize risk and protect their investments.
A series of shocks, crises and tensions underscore the need for an equitable energy transition that is inclusive of different situations in different parts of the world, Atul Arya, Chief Energy Strategist, S&P Global Commodity Insights, emphasizes.
Trina Solar Vertex modules obtained Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certifications from UL Solutions and EPD Italy certification.
Sungrow has clinched the No. 12 spot on the 2023 Fortune Future 50 list. Sungrow ranked alongside other reputed companies like Spotify, Lululemon, DocuSign, and Pinterest.
SolaX Power announced the successful culmination of its Initial Public Offering (IPO) and subsequent listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market.
The fact that the sudden huge price drops have led to major problems is no longer news. But prices keep falling and the question is when the tipping point will come and will the price increase be as turbulent as the current decline, Gerard Scheper, CEO of European Solar says.
