Europe

Italy added 5.23GW of new solar PV capacity in 2023, according to trade body Italia Solare, the highest annual total since 2011.

Panellists at the Energy Storage Summit 2024 discussed the commercial opportunities for co-located projects.

EDP Renewables has commissioned its second solar-plus-wind hybrid project in Portugal, which boasts a generation capacity of 43.8MW.

Telis Energy starts a pipeline of more than 100MWp of hybrid projects and 1GWh BESS standalone projects in Italy.

Members of the European Parliament, the ESMC and Uyghur representative groups discussed the alleged ongoing forced labour and exploitation of the Uyghur population in Xinjiang province.

Jonathan Touriño Jacobo looks at some of the latest developments underpinning trackers’ growing status as an indispensable ingredient in solar’s continued growth.

The Netherlands has launched a new subsidy aimed at supporting domestic manufacturing of solar panels, batteries and electrolysers.

Figures from US research firm Rystad Energy suggest that the world will need to invest US$3.1 trillion into grid infrastructure before 2030.

Europe has a significant opportunity for innovation in cell and wafer production technology, according to the CEO of German wafer producer NexWafe.

Europe's PV industry must seize the opportunity to innovate in cell and wafer production technology, writes NexWafe CEO Davor Sutija.