Jens Holm, Sustainability Policy Director of the European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC), sees the EU CSDDD Directive and the Forced Labor Regulation as an opportunity for European PV production and as a lever against social and environmental dumping by Chinese manufacturers.
Andreas Wöll, Managing Director of Eco-Worthy Europe, on the future of the European solar industry and the possibilities and opportunities of European-Chinese cooperation.
In line with the dynamic nature of the renewable energy sector at the moment and the innovative role of Spanish industry, the International Energy and Environment Trade Fair, Genera 2024 will be held from 6 to 8 de February.
On the occasion of a high-level European Solar PV Industrial Alliance meeting with Commissioner Thierry Breton, 429 European solar companies have joined a call to EU authorities to take trade defence measures off the table.
Record-low prices of solar imports risk damaging the EU’s open strategic autonomy goals, SolarPower Europe warns today in a letter to the European Commission.
One man's sorrow is another man's joy: module prices are continuing to fall. This is good for planners and installers. But wholesalers are coming under even greater pressure.
The general expectation was that once China came out of the last lockdown, the Chinese economy would pick up again and take the global economy with it on the way up. Nothing could be further from the truth. The results are so disappointing that the Chinese government no longer even makes all data public. This also affects the solar energy sector, according to Gerard Scheper, CEO of European Solar.
Renewable energy supply around the clock is already technically and economically possible today. This is demonstrated by The smarter E Europe 2023 which opened its doors today and runs until June 16.
A central theme of the photovoltaic conference in Switzerland is securing the electricity supply - especially in winter. This is because large-scale alpine plants in particular can make an important contribution in the future. Around 950 participants are live in Bern.
On the second day of the Genera trade fair, the halls are packed. Professionals, companies and private households want to supply themselves with independent solar power. After the abolition of the so-called electricity tax in Spain in 2019, this will be much easier.
Most components within the photovoltaic supply chain are currently manufactured in China. The country has 96 per cent of the global production capacity for silicon wafers. In order to reduce dependencies, representatives of the European solar industry are now demanding action from European policymakers.
In the context of EU legislative proposals on corporate responsibility in supply chains, the European solar industry has published its concrete plan towards a more responsible, transparent, and sustainable value chain.
During the visit of a delegation of representatives of renewable associations and politics at Meyer Burger in Saxony/Germany it became clear how high the potential of a European PV production is for the regional added value, for energy security and climate protection.
The CEO of the Solar Energy Cluster, Trine Kopstad Berentsen, is not impressed with Norway's investment in photovoltaics and demands much more ambition.
The Global Solar Council (GSC) launches a campaign to channel industry support toward Ukraine with critical equipment.
GreenPowerMonitor, a DNV company, has acquired the PV analytics technology platform, PEAK from Alteso, a PV performance improvement specialist located in Vienna, Austria. PEAK’s special algorithms, including machine learning for exploring big data, will be integrated into GPM’s platforms.
A new flagship Solar Sustainability Report of SolarPower Europe provides best practices across the entire value Chain.
Phoenix Contact's vision for the energy transition in the future is clean and affordable electricity that is available to everyone everywhere in the world. This vision cannot be realised with solar energy alone.
The Solar Energy Industries Association (Seia) applauds the re-entry of the United States into the Paris Agreement as announced by the Biden administration.
The European Commission confirmed its plan to reduce greenhouse gases at least 55% compared to 1990 levels and to increase its renewable energy target up to 40% by 2030.
The solar energy market has been in dire straits for some time, but the market is not sitting still. Roughly speaking, three lines can be discerned. The consumer market is shifting to energy storage, the business market is still doing reasonably well – and is also shifting to energy storage – and the focus is shifting to other continents, says Gerard Scheper, CEO of European Solar.
