Europe

Lightsource bp has started construction on its 330MWp Valle 3 and 4 project in Wamba, Valladolid, in the Castilla y Leon region of Spain. 

The world generated 2,109.76TWh of electricity from solar in the first nine months of the year, a 31% increase over the same period in 2025.

Forget any preconceptions about solar power in the Nordics; the cold, seasonally dark region is fast becoming a solar success story, writes Annelie Westén.

Changing economic and demographic trends across the world will drive an increasingly complex energy mix over the coming years, says the IEA.

PV Talk: Stefano N. Granata of STS discusses the growing momentum behind back contact cell technology as manufacturers and investors embrace higher-efficiency solutions.

Members of the European Parliament are urging the European Commission to restrict Chinese solar inverter manufacturers’ access to the bloc’s energy infrastructure, due to cybersecurity concerns.

Renewables asset fund Alantra Solar has secured €355 million to support the development and construction of five solar PV projects in Italy.

The French and Italian solar markets have both moved forward in their latest public tender process for solar capacity.

The low volatility displayed in PV module prices in Europe has reached a sustained equilibrium between production and demand in October, according to online solar marketplace sun.store.

PV Talk: Owen Schelenz of GE Vernova explains why silicon carbide power conversion technology is once again on the agenda for utility solar.