Europe

European countries’ expanded plans for solar PV deployments may be held up by a lack of grid infrastructure development, according to solar trade body SolarPower Europe (SPE).

Solar tracker manufacturer Soltec has announced a deal to supply 130MW of trackers to a solar PV project in Spain.

The European Parliament has approved a new regulation prohibiting the sale, import and export of goods made using forced labour.

Spanish utility Iberdrola posted increased profits and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) in Q1 2024.

Germany discussed the ‘Solarpaket I’ reforms to the country’s solar sector, with the Bundestag expecting to approve the laws this week.

Spanish solar tracker company Soltec has announced a supply deal with fellow Spanish solar developer X-Elio in the same week as it launched a new utility-scale solar tracker system.

JinkoSolar has announced plans to supply engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm Nyox Srl with 100MW of its Tiger Neo modules.

Spanish developer Matrix Renewables has secured €179 million (US$191 million) in financing for a 239MW Spanish solar PV portfolio.

US cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film solar manufacturer First Solar has agreed to pursue further thin-film technology development with Germany’s Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW).

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