Europe

French utility Engie will invest close to €100 million (US$114 million) in a 155MW solar PV project at its Castelnou power station. 

The German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) has called for a reform of the country’s current inheritance tax treatment of agricultural land leased to ground-mounted solar PV.

Global Solar Council CEO Sonia Dunlop highlights the pressing need for concerted action to prepare for the coming wave of PV decommissioning and help the industry achieve its goal of circularity.

The solar industry’s readiness for an expected surge in end-of-life PV projects and equipment is the subject of a special report that leads issue 45 of PV Tech Power, out now.

Independent power producer Sonnedix has reached financial close on a 102MW solar PV portfolio in Spain and Italy.

The UK renewable energy investment landscape is 'quite good', according to Anastasios Christakis, COO at Queequeg Renewables.

With BESS in the generation mix, energy is no longer simply generated and exposed to the market; it can be stored and used when most valuable.

Svea Solar Utility has secured €185 million (USS$215.4 million) in finance to support the development of Sweden’s largest solar PV project.

Portuguese energy utility EDP will spend €1.3 billion in France to build 1GW of solar, wind and energy storage assets over the next four years.

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