Europe

Qair has secured PLN350 million (US$94 million) in funding to build renewable energy projects with a combined capacity of 203 MW in Poland. 

The German Federal Network Agency has launched an innovation tender, and aims to award 475MW of new solar PV capacity by May.

Italian renewables platform Whysol Renewables has secured financing towards four agrivoltaics plants and two battery energy storage systems (BESS) in southern Italy.

German researchers at the Technical University of Munich have identified and developed a solution to prevent weather-induced deterioration of perovskite solar cells.

Two module production facilities in China have been awarded the first Supply Traceability Standard certifications by Europe’s Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI).

Axpo will supply 83GWh of solar to McDonald’s under a 10-year PPA, while EDP adds 90MW with two Navarra PV plants.

SMA Solar has posted losses of €65.4 million in 2025, which it attributed to a series of “one-time items”, including muted market demand.

Sonnedix has acquired a portfolio of six Italian solar PV projects from EOS Investment Management Group and Capital Dynamics.

The global annual capital expenditure on PV manufacturing equipment is expected to more than double to US$43.8 billion over the next decade, according to a report from VDMA.

Polish solar developer and investment platform ELQ plans to invest up to €2.5 billion to build solar PV and energy storage projects in Ukraine.