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SolarPower Europe and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) have united in a strategic partnership to advance sustainability within the European football community. The collaboration focuses on leveraging renewable energy, specifically solar power.
SolarPower Europe marked its 40th anniversary in Brussels with a new tagline ‘SolarPower Europe: Solar, Storage, and Flexibility’ and plans to establish a dedicated European battery storage platform.
“Let’s Flex. Welcome to the Solar Flex Era” is the motto of this year’s SolarPower Summit 2025, held in Brussels on 26 and 27 March. The event also marks the 40th anniversary of organiser SolarPower Europe.
SolarPower Europe, supported by the Global Solar Council (GSC), and Cluster EnR, the Moroccan renewables’ association, launches its first report on solar investment opportunities in Morocco.
SolarPower Europe welcomes the new Farming Strategy of the European Commission. For the first time, the EU recognises the role of solar PV in enhancing energy security, decarbonising the sector and supplementing farmers' income.
SolarPower Europe has launched an updated ‘Operation & Maintenance: Best Practice Guidelines Version 6.0,’ to maximise the operational efficiency of PV power plants. It was presented at the Solar Quality Summit Europe Barcelona, co-organised with Intersolar.
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.
SolarPower Europe has launched a new initiative to boost offtake for European-made solar products in high-growth markets around the world, in support of the rebuilding of the EU solar manufacturing base.
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.
The European Commission published the EU Competitiveness Compass. It would point out to the right problems and the right solutions Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of SolarPower Europe said.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
