Europe

German renewables developer Energiequelle has sold its French subsidiary to French independent power producer H2air.

The replacement of decommissioned solar projects will account for 23% of new capacity additions by the 2040s, according to Wood Mackenzie.

This week's PV Chart of the Week looks at the breakdown in forecast global inverter shipments from European-headquartered manufacturers.

MITECO has launched consultations to allocate up to 11GW of grid capacity to renewable energy and storage projects.

Nadara has started commercial operations at the Big Fish agrivoltaics (agriPV) project in Italy, the largest agriPV project in the country.

Global alternative asset manager Blackstone Infrastructure has completed the acquisition of a 24.7% stake in Danish IPP Eurowind Energy.

Austrian renewable energy company Kelag International has acquired a 64.4MWp portfolio of agrivoltaics projects in Italy.

Poland’s Energy Regulatory Office (URE) has scheduled a solar PV and onshore wind auction to be held on 9-10 November 2026.

SMA has opened a new Gigawatt Factory in Niestetal, Germany, expanding its manufacturing capacity for utility-scale energy technologies.

This week's PV Chart of the Week looks at the breakdown in forecast global PV module shipments by country/region.