Europe

France remains an 'attractive' solar market, and a 'stable environment' for potential investors, according to Ksenia Dray.

The average price of a solar power purchase agreement (PPA) signed in Europe fell to €55.05/MWh (US$64.83/MWh) in the first quarter of 2026.

UK-based perovskite PV specialist Oxford PV has joined a British research project to develop electric vehicle-integrated solar technologies. 

European solar procurement is shifting away from cost concerns towards other risks, according to speakers at the SolarPLUS Europe conference in Milan yesterday.

Iberdrola is set to acquire a 42MW solar PV plant in Lazio, Italy, taking its total installed renewable capacity in the country to 400MW.

Italy’s solar sector is an attractive investment space, and much of this is owed to the supportive auction systems managed by the government.

European renewables developers need to embrace volatility and change in the face of ongoing global shifts, according to speakers at the SolarPLUS Europe conference in Milan, Italy this morning.

Polish independent power producer (IPP) R.Power Renewables has secured project financing to support an 80MW solar PV project in Poland.

Fraunhofer ISE has launched a new consultancy spin-off—NEXUS GreenTech—to support companies active in the solar PV industry.

Policymakers should accelerate renewables deployment to minimise power price disruption from the Middle East conflict, according to IRENA.