Europe

SMA Solar sold 20.5GW of inverters in 2023, up from 12.2GW in 2022. EBITDA increased to €311 million in 2023 from €70 million in 2022.

US independent power producer (IPP) Enfinity Global has secured €25 million (US$27 million) in assetco financing towards the construction of a 134MW solar PV project portfolio in Italy.

Better Energy has signed a PPA with Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies to sell electricity generated at its 107MW solar project in Vedde.

Spanish independent power producer Grenergy has secured €175 million (US$190 million) in green financing for the construction of 300MW Spanish solar portfolio.

Alantra Solar said a "significant percentage" of 40 solar PV plants will feature battery energy storage systems.

A major multinational glass company has verified that the crushed glass produced from used solar modules by Solarcycle can be used to make high-quality PV glass sheets, which has never been proven before, the PV recycling firm’s CEO has revealed exclusively to PV Tech Premium.

TrinaTracker, has launched an updated version of its Vanguard 1P Smart Tracking Solution, featuring hardware and software upgrades aimed at improving installation efficiency, system stability and long-term reliability.

The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has opened to public consultation a new incentive scheme for renewables and storage manufacturing.

Spanish utility Iberdrola has signed an agreement with solar developer ib vogt for the construction of a 245MW solar PV plant in Sicily, northern Italy.

German rooftop solar installer Enpal has started steps to set up its own solar module production in Germany.