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.
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.
In the face of global price and competitive pressure in the PV sector, which is now also affecting large European inverter manufacturers such as SMA and Fronius, the industry association SolarPower Europe is calling for political countermeasures.
The Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) has reached a milestone in its mission to create end-to-end transparency and promote responsible practices across the solar value chain with the publication of its Supply Chain Traceability Standard. It was unveiled last week at Sustainable Solar Europe Conference in Brussels.
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.
In view of the global price pressure and competition in the PV sector, which is now also causing major European inverter manufacturers such as SMA and Fronius to falter, SolarPower Europe is calling for political countermeasures.
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.
RE-Source 2024 will take place October 24-25 in the former stock exchange building Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam/Netherlands. One of the co-organizers is SolarPower Europe.
SolarPower Europe has launched a new digital map highlighting more than 200 agrisolar projects across Europe that exceed a combined capacity of 15 GW, including both pilot and commercial projects.
The growth of Europe's green jobs is faltering, as the solar sector foresees only a 0.4% workforce increase in 2024. Despite a 27% job number growth in 2023, slower solar deployment and a challenged manufacturing sector limit the growth of the solar workforce from 826,000 in 2023, to 830,000 in 2024.
The European market for battery storage systems is growing rapidly; solar home storage systems have dominated until now. But now there is a change. Large batteries are gaining ground - but are still being held back by regulatory hurdles.
Yesterday the European Commission published the long-awaited Report on the Future of EU Competitiveness, authored by Mario Draghi, the former President of the European Central Bank. Praise comes from SolarPower Europe.
The RePower Ukraine Charitable Foundation is spearheading an initiative to equip critical medical facilities in the country with backup solar power systems , bringing energy independence and hope to communities affected by conflict and power disruptions.
Boosting renewables, electrification and flexibility would structurally ease electricity costs for consumers, increase European competitiveness, and reinforce the business case for solar.
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) officially entered into force. The implementation of the new EU Rooftop Solar Standardcould drive the installation of 150 to 200 GW of additional rooftop solar capacity in the EU between 2026 and 2030 according to SolarPower Europe.
SolarPower Europe and Eurelectric welcome the re-relection of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen by the European Parliament. They appeal to rapidly accelerate energy flexibility and electrification.
A coalition of European associations, among them SolarPower Europe and Eurelectric calls to recognise PPAs for reducing the carbon footprint of electricity used in battery manufacturing.
The European solar industry has launched their initiative to deliver an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) for solar inverters at Intersolar Europe in Munich.
Global solar yearly installations almost doubled in 2023, growing by 87% on the previous year. Though there are several challenges to unleash the full solar potential.
The EU Council supports a series of measures for an interconnected and resilient electricity network in Europe, to ensure energy security and achieve decarbonisation in the EU. SolarPower Europe welcomes this and demands further steps.
On the second anniversary of the REPowerEU package, the EU effort to get off Russian gas launched in 2022, the EU has introduced a new package to support renewables' roll-out. Praise comes from SolarPower Europe.
The European Parliament approved the Net-Zero Industry Act. The move follows the provisional agreement of the law in February, and marks the finalisation of the NZIA. The last step will be a rubber stamp from EU Competition Ministers on 24 May 2024.
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.
European legislators adopted the EU Solar Standard in the European Parliament within the European Performance of Buildings Directive. The new law is set to require solar installations on buildings across the European Union.
