Europe

Europe imported around 33GW of solar PV modules from China in the first four months of 2024, representing 43% of total Chinese module exports, according to US energy analyst Clean Energy Associates (CEA).

Simon Yuen takes a close look at Soltec’s floating solar tracker, which the company says is based on naval design principles.

The PPA will allow GKN Automotive to source power from Recurrent Energy's Rey I solar PV project located in Seville, Spain.

The US generated 236.12TWh of power last year, while in Germany over 12% of power was produced by solar, the highest among all G7 countries.

Spain has passed a regulation regarding the installation of floating solar PV (FPV) on reservoirs in the country.

German engineering firm Belectric has secured a contract to build a 135MWp solar PV project in Denmark, expected to be operational in 2025.

Passing legislation about agriPV would kickstart the development of such projects in Greece and keep workforce in villages.

Polish independent power producer (IPP) R.Power has signed a PLN 231 million (US$58.5 million) deal with the Polish Development Bank to develop a 72MWp solar PV portfolio.

Dutch independent power producer (IPP) PowerField has put a 52MWh BESS at a PV plant into operation, co-located with a 28MWp solar PV plant, which the company claims is the largest such site in the Netherlands.